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9 dictionary results for: sylvan
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
syl·van       [sil-vuhn] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of, pertaining to, or inhabiting the woods.
2.consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody: a shady, sylvan glade.
3.made of trees, branches, boughs, etc.
–noun
4.a person dwelling in a woodland region.
5.a mythical deity or spirit of the woods.
Also, silvan.

[Origin: 1555–65; < L sylvānus, sp. var. of silvānus, equiv. to silv(a) forest + -ānus -an]
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syl·van also sil·van       (sĭl'vən)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
  2. Located in or inhabiting a wood or forest.
  3. Abounding in trees; wooded.

n.   One that lives in or frequents the woods.


[Medieval Latin sylvānus, from Latin Silvānus, god of the woods, from silva, forest.]

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sylvan 
1565, "deity of the woods," from M.Fr. sylvain, from L. silvanus "pertaining to wood or forest" (originally only in silvanæ "goddesses of the woods"), from silva "wood, forest, grove," of unknown origin. Adj. meaning "of the woods" is attested from 1580. Silvanus was used by the Romans as the proper name of a god of woods and fields, identified with Pan. Spelling with -y- infl. by Gk. hyle "forest," from which the L. word was supposed to derive.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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sylvan

adjective
1. relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady sylvan glade" 

noun
1. a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods 

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Sylvan
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Sylvan Grove, KS (city, FIPS 69775) Location: 39.01279 N, 98.39352 W
Population (1990): 321 (203 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 67481

Sylvan Lake, MI (city, FIPS 77860) Location: 42.61707 N, 83.33294 W
Population (1990): 1884 (853 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48320

Sylvan Springs, AL (town, FIPS 74424) Location: 33.51290 N, 87.03056 W
Population (1990): 1470 (568 housing units)
Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35118

Sylvan Beach, NY (village, FIPS 72521) Location: 43.20662 N, 75.72553 W
Population (1990): 1119 (750 housing units)
Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Sylvan Shores, FL (CDP, FIPS 70475) Location: 27.31771 N, 81.34382 W
Population (1990): 2155 (1285 housing units)
Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)

West Haven-Sylvan, OR (CDP, FIPS 80000) Location: 45.51780 N, 122.76767 W
Population (1990): 6009 (2745 housing units)
Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Mt Sylvan, TX Zip code(s): 75771

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Sylvan

Syl"van\, a. [See Silvan, a.]

1. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural; rustic.

The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious. --De Quincey.

2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.

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Sylvan

Syl"van\, n. [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See Silvan, a.] A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a rustic.

Her private orchards, walled on every side, To lawless sylvans all access denied. --Pope.

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Sylvan

Syl"van\, n. [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol) by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also methyl tetrol, or methyl furfuran.

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