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sylva
[
sil
-v
uh
]
syl·va
/
ˈsɪl
və
/
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[
sil
-v
uh
]
Show IPA
noun
silva.
Origin:
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Latin
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Syl·va
/
ˈsɪl
və
;
Rom.
ˈsil
vɑ
/
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[
sil
-v
uh
;
Rom.
seel
-vah
]
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noun
Car·men
/
ˈkɑr
mən
;
Rom.
ˈkɑr
mɛn
/
Show Spelled
[
kahr
-m
uh
n
;
Rom.
kah
r
-men
]
Show IPA
,
pen
name
of Elizabeth, queen of Romania.
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World English Dictionary
sylva
or
silva
(ˈsɪlvə)
—
n
,
pl
-vas
,
-vae
the trees growing in a particular region
[C17: Latin
silva
a wood]
silva
or
silva
(ˈsɪlvə, -viː)
—
n
[C17: Latin
silva
a wood]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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