name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
selva
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsɛlvə/
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CMU ARPABET: S EY1 L V AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a rain forest in a tropical area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tropical rain forest
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rain forest, rainforest
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan and Italian Selva.
Borrowed from Portuguese selva, from Latin silva. Doublet of silva.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: սելվա (selva) — heavily forested ground in the Amazon basin