sylva
[ sil-vuh ]
/ ˈsɪl və /
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noun
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Origin of sylva
From Latin
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Sylva
[ sil-vuh; Romanian seel-vah ]
/ ˈsɪl və; Romanian ˈsil vɑ /
noun
Car·men [kahr-muhn; Romanian kahr-men], /ˈkɑr mən; Romanian ˈkɑr mɛn/, pen name of Elizabeth, queen of Romania.
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sylva
silva
/ (ˈsɪlvə) /
noun plural -vas or -vae (-viː)
the trees growing in a particular region
Word Origin for sylva
C17: Latin silva a wood
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