English Explanatory Dictionary

Silves

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
  2. A former kingdom in Iberia, one of the Iberian taifas.
noun
  1. plural of silf
  2. plural of silfe

Pronunciation

/ˈsɪlvəs/ /ˈsiːlviːz/

Word forms

Silves

Etymology

From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

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