[tran-sil-veyn-yuh, -vey-nee-uh] 
| a region and former province in central Romania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km). |
| Tran·syl·va·nia (trān'sĭl-vān'yə, -vā'nē-ə) A historical region of western Romania bounded by the Transylvanian Alps and the Carpathian Mountains. Part of the Roman province of Dacia after A.D. 107, it was later overrun by Germanic peoples and came under Hungarian rule in 1003. Transylvania passed to various powers over the following centuries and finally became part of modern-day Romania after World War II. Tran'syl·va'ni·an adj. & n. |
sɪlˈveɪn