Pittsylvania

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US, UK/ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/US, UK/-.njə//ˌpɪt.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/

proper noun

A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.

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VandaliaWestsylvaniaWest Virginia
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Pittsylvania County.

    Synonyms: Vandalia, Westsylvania, West Virginia

  2. historicalA proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounEllipsis of Pittsylvania County.

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VandaliaWestsylvaniaWest Virginia

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Pittsylvania

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Cite this entry
APA

Pittsylvania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pittsylvania

MLA

“Pittsylvania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pittsylvania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pittsylvania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pittsylvania.

Source: Pittsylvania on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.