Pittsylvania en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /-.njə/ weak vowel merger
- /ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpɪt.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ weak vowel merger
- /-.njə/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
* (Pittsylvania County): Pitt (“William Pitt the Elder”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”)
Meanings
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Pittsylvania County.
alt of Pittsylvania County
- (historical) A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.
Relateds
Sylvania · Pennsylvania · Spotsylvania · Transylvania