Transylvania
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Medieval Latin Trānsylvānia, alternative spelling of Trānssilvānia, from trāns (“across”) + silvānus (“forest”, relational adjective) + -ia (abstract noun suffix), i.e. “region across the forest”, a calque of Hungarian Erdély, from erdő (“forest”) + elü (“region beyond”). By surface analysis, trans- + sylvan + -ia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /tɹænsəlˈveɪni.ə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪniə
Proper noun
[edit]Transylvania
- A region in western Romania.
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Further reading
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