English Explanatory Dictionary

Pittsylvania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Ellipsis of Pittsylvania County.
  2. A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ /-.njə/ /ˌpɪt.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Pittsylvania

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Vandalia Westsylvania West Virginia

Related words

Pennsylvania Spotsylvania Sylvania Transylvania
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