Sylvania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Sylvania

Etymology

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

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