Transylvania

American  

[tran-sil-veyn-yuh, -vey-nee-uh] / ˌtræn sɪlˈveɪn yə, -ˈveɪ ni ə /

noun

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

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Transylvania British  

/ ˌtrænsɪlˈveɪnɪə /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• Transylvanian adjective

Example Sentences

On Saturday the 23-year-old featured in her first final since her 2021 US Open triumph, but was beaten in little more than an hour by Sorana Cirstea at the Transylvania Open.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 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

Played by then-unknowns Susan Sarandon and Barry Bostwick, the couple find Frank-N-Furter is hosting a convention of partying aliens in formalwear from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy Transylvania.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

All parents have been notified and the children will be temporarily taken into the care of the Transylvania County Department of Social Services, health officials said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2024

“Went down to Transylvania, three hundred and ninety to ten,” said Charlie gloomily.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling