Transylvania

American

[tran-sil-vayn-yuh, -vay-nee-uh] / ˌtræn sɪlˈveɪn jə, -ˈveɪ ni ə /

noun

a region and former province in central Romania: formerly part of Hungary. 24,027 sq. mi. (62,230 sq. km).

Transylvania British

/ ˌtrænsɪlˈveɪnɪə /

noun

a region of central and NW Romania: belonged to Hungary from the 11th century until 1918; restored to Romania in 1947

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Transylvanian

adjective

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Transylvania

If bloodsuckers are your fear, you’d be better off in a dank castle in Transylvania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In one case, officials seized a 2,500-square-foot home in Transylvania from a man accused by Romanian authorities of running a U.S. skimming operation from Europe and who was convicted under Romanian money-laundering laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Raducanu is next scheduled to play at the Transylvania Open in Romania from 1-7 February.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

These remains belong to a titanosaurian sauropod, a long-necked dinosaur for which no comparably well-preserved skeletons had ever been discovered in Transylvania.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 23, 2025

The Jews of Sighet—the little town in Transylvania where I spent my childhood—were fond of him.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

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