Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silvan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: sil-van
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of sylvan.

noun

Obsolete; Uncountable

name

a city in Diyarbakır Province in Turkey.

name

A town in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, central Victoria, Australia

name

A male given name.

Example Sentences

"Broke by the jutting land, on either side, / In double streams the briny waters glide, / Betwixt two rows of rocks: a silvan scene / Appears above, and groves for ever green: […]"
"We were now within the boundaries of Minnesota, and this prairie was yet the habitation of Wapasha (Red Leaf) and his Sioux band. I never beheld a more charming silvan picture than this prairie presented; […]"
"“There is no joy in me about the resignation of Silvan Shalom. I would prefer that a person such as this would not be a minister in the government in the first place. […]"

Etymology

See sylvan.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more silvan (comparative) most silvan (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

silvicolous silviculture arboreal nemorous Martyropolis

Synonyms

sylvan

Questions

What does silvan mean?: Alternative spelling of sylvan.
Where does silvan come from?: See sylvan.

How to pronounce silvan

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