Transsylvania

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

OriginLatin Trānssylvānia →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Transylvania

    […] through Italy, Hungary and Tranſſylvania.

    1781, R. E. Raspe, A Critical Essay on Oil-Painting, page 4
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    Bees are also an object of much attention in Hungary, Galicia, and Transsylvania; […]

    1854, The English Cyclopædia, volume 1, page 729

    From the press of Charles Graeser in Vienna, who has published a long array of books on Transsylvania and the adjoining countries, […]

    1886, The American Antiquarian, page 321

Origin

  1. LatinTrānssylvānia
  2. EnglishTranssylvania

From Latin Trānssylvānia, alternative form of Trānssilvānia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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