Pittsylvania

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Pittsylvania

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

Synonyms

• (West Virginia): Vandalia, Westsylvania, West Virginia

Related terms

Related terms

• Pennsylvania
• Spotsylvania
• Transylvania
• Sylvania