Sylvania

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proper noun

A suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Sumadija
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Meanings

Sylvania1

proper noun
  1. A suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
  2. A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A location in the United States.
    1. A town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States.
    2. A city, the county seat of Screven County, Georgia, United States.
    3. An unincorporated community in Parke County, Indiana, United States.
    4. A neighbourhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
    5. An unincorporated community in Dade County, Missouri, United States.
    6. A city in Lucas County, Ohio, United States.
    7. A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
    8. An unincorporated community in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States.
  4. Synonym of Sumadija (“Шумадија, Šumadija”), the Anglicised form of Šumadija (Шумадија). A region of Serbia.

    Synonyms: Sumadija

Sylvania2

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

    Mrs. Henry Walters was a dinner hostess this evening at Sherwood and Miss Sylvania Hillhouse gave a dinner at Villiano.

    1927 September 29, “Summer Colonists Leaving Newport […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
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    In the tableaux vivants arranged by John W. Alexander, the following poses will be made: La Dame Inconnue, Miss Sylvania Parsons; […]

    1908 February 28, “Tableaux Vivants to Aid Girls’ Home […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

    Miss Sylvania Jeanette Holden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Holden of this city, was married to Frank Eastman Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Harvey Watson of Fishkill, N. Y., this evening by the Rev. Dr. Sherrod Soule.

    1933 October 29, “Sylvania Holden a Bride”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Sumadija (“Шумадија, Šumadija”), the Anglicised form of Šumadija (Шумадија). A region of Serbia.

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Sumadija
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sumadija

Origin

Sylvania · proper noun

From sylvan (“silva, forest”) + -ia (suffix forming placenames). Compare with sylvan.

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Sylvania · proper noun

From sylvan + -ia (suffix forming female given names). Compare Silvana.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Sylviana
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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