Sylvanus
Americannoun
plural
Sylvaninoun
Example Sentences
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"Some agencies lure young people with promises of large payments. The government is tracking those agencies linked to this fraud," Sylvanus Osoro, Kenya's parliamentary majority chief whip, told the BBC.
From BBC
The West Point Association of Graduates has canceled an award ceremony for actor Tom Hanks, who was scheduled to receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer Award on September 25.
From Salon
Sylvanus Thayer, considered the “father of the military academy,” was superintendent in the 1820s.
From Seattle Times
He told Togo's President, Sylvanus Olympio, that the reason the US shared one ambassador between Togo and Cameroon was because he did not want his diplomats to "have to live in tents".
From BBC
There were also many Numina connected with the life of the household, such as Terminus, Guardian of Boundaries; Priapus, Cause of Fertility; Pales, Strengthener of Cattle; Sylvanus, Helper of Plowmen and Woodcutters.
From Literature
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