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Pittsylvania

/ˌpɪt.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/UK/ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/

Pittsylvania proper noun: a proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia. Also the ellipsis of Pittsylvania County.

Proper noun

Pittsylvania

  1. (historical) A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.

Also used as

Pittsylvania is also the ellipsis of Pittsylvania County.

Synonyms of Pittsylvania

Origin of Pittsylvania

* (Pittsylvania County): Pitt (“William Pitt the Elder”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”)

Phrases with Pittsylvania

Words that rhyme with Pittsylvania

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Questions about Pittsylvania

What does Pittsylvania mean?
Pittsylvania means a proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.
What part of speech is Pittsylvania?
Pittsylvania is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pittsylvania?
Pittsylvania is pronounced /ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ (UK).

Words near Pittsylvania in the dictionary

  1. Pittsgrove
  2. Pittsley
  3. Pittsleys
  4. Pittston
  5. Pittstown
  6. Pittsylvania
  7. Pittsylvania County
  8. Pittuck
  9. Pittucks
  10. Pittwater
  11. pitty

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