English Explanatory Dictionary

Spotsylvania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. a battle in the American Civil War; see Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
  2. a commuter rail station in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.

Pronunciation

/ˌspɒt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ /-.njə/ /ˌspɑt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/

Word forms

Spotsylvania

Etymology

From Alexander Spotswood (British colonial Lieutenant Governor of Virginia). From Spotswood (“from Spots(wood)”) + sylvan (“pertaining to woods, forest”, from (Spots)wood) + -ia.

Related words

Spotsylvania County Spotsylvania Courthouse Pennsylvania Pittsylvania Sylvania Transylvania
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