Transsilvania

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A form of Transylvania — A historical region in western Romania.

OriginLatin Trānssilvānia →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Transylvania

    […] John Zapolya, Prince of Transsilvania, […]

    1877, Edward A. Freeman, The Ottoman Power in Europe, page 128
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    It certainly is not clear that the people of Bukovina and Transsilvania lost anything when Milan and Venice were restored to Italy.

    1880, Fraser's Magazine, page 37

    The Roumans of Wallachia, Moldavia, and Transsilvania, are isolated from the scattered Rouman remnant on Pindos and elsewhere.

    1885, Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists, page 131

Origin

  1. LatinTrānssilvānia
  2. EnglishTranssilvania

Borrowed from Latin Trānssilvānia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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