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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Medieval Latin Trānsylvānia, alternative spelling of Trānssilvānia, from trāns (“across”) + silvānus (“forest”, relational adjective) + -ia (abstract noun suffix), i.e. “region across the forest”, a calque of Hungarian Erdély, from erdő (“forest”) + elü (“region beyond”). By surface analysis, trans- + sylvan + -ia.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Transylvania
- A region in western Romania.
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Transylvania
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Further reading[edit]
- Transylvania on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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