silves

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/ˈsɪlvəs//ˈsiːlviːz/

proper noun

A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.

OriginPortuguese Silves ← Old Galician-Portuguese Silve ← Latin Cilpe →
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Meanings

silves1

noun
  1. pluralplural of silf
  2. pluralplural of silfe

Silves2

proper noun
  1. A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
  2. historicalA former kingdom in Iberia, one of the Iberian taifas.

Origin

  1. LatinCilpe
  2. Old Galician-PortugueseSilve
  3. PortugueseSilves
  4. EnglishSilves

From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

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Translations

Arabic شلب
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Chinese Mandarin 錫爾維什 /锡尔维什
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Danish Silves
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Dutch Silves
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French Silves
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German Silves
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Italian Silves
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Latin Cilpe
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Norwegian Silves
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Persian سیلوس
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Portuguese Silves
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Russian Силвиш
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Spanish Silves
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Turkish Silves
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Cite this entry
APA

silves. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silves

MLA

“silves.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silves. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “silves,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silves.

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