adj
Meaning 1
Alternative spelling of sylvan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Standard Lemma guide
silvan
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name
Meaning 2
a city in Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 3
A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia
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name
Meaning 4
A male given name.
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noun
Meaning 5
tellurium
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a shady sylvan glade
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Synonyms: sylvan
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noun
Meaning 7
a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sylvan
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Broader terms: spirit, disembodied spirit
History
Etymology
See sylvan.
See sylvanium.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مَيَّافَارِقِين (mayyāfāriqīn) — city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey
- Aramaic: ܡܝܦܪܩܛ (mayparqeṭ) — city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey
- Armenian: Նփրկերտ (Npʻrkert) — city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey
- Armenian: Սիլվան (Silvan) — city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey
- Northern Kurdish: Farqîn — city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey
- Turkish: Silvan — city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey
- Ottoman Turkish: میا فارقین (Meyafarikîn) — city in the Diyarbakır Province of Turkey