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A map of Romania with Transylvania highlighted in yellow

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Trānsylvānia, alternative spelling of Trānssilvānia, from trāns (across) + silvānus (forest, relational adjective) + -ia (abstract noun suffix), i.e. “region across the forest”, a calque of Hungarian Erdély, from erdő (forest) +‎ elü (region beyond). By surface analysis, trans- +‎ sylvan +‎ -ia.

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  • IPA(key): /tɹænsəlˈveɪni.ə/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪniə

Proper noun edit

Transylvania

  1. A region in western Romania.

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