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Sylvania

Sylvania proper noun: a suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Proper noun (1)

Sylvania

  1. A suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
  4. A city, the county seat of Screven County, Georgia, United States.
  5. An unincorporated community in Parke County, Indiana, United States.
  6. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Dade County, Missouri, United States.
  8. A city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
  9. A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  10. An unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.
  11. Synonym of Sumadija (“Шумадија, Šumadija”), the Anglicised form of Šumadija (Шумадија). A region of Serbia.
    Synonyms:
    Sumadija

Proper noun (2)

Sylvania

  1. A female given name.
    • In the tableaux vivants arranged by John W. Alexander, the following poses will be made: La Dame Inconnue, Miss Sylvania Parsons; […]1908 February 28, “Tableaux Vivants to Aid Girls’ Home […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Mrs. Henry Walters was a dinner hostess this evening at Sherwood and Miss Sylvania Hillhouse gave a dinner at Villiano.1927 September 29, “Summer Colonists Leaving Newport […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Synonyms of Sylvania

Origin of Sylvania

From sylvan (“silva, forest”) + -ia (suffix forming placenames). Compare with sylvan.

From sylvan + -ia (suffix forming female given names). Compare Silvana.

Words formed from Sylvania

Questions about Sylvania

What does Sylvania mean?
Sylvania means a suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
What part of speech is Sylvania?
Sylvania is a proper noun.

Words near Sylvania in the dictionary

  1. sylvan
  2. Sylvanas
  3. sylvaner
  4. sylvaners
  5. sylvanesque
  6. Sylvania
  7. Sylvania Waters
  8. sylvanite
  9. sylvanites
  10. sylvanitic
  11. sylvanity

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