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Pittsylvania
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English
Etymology
Pittsylvania County en Pitt sylvan -ia place en William Pitt the Elder woods land
Pronunciation
en /ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ /-.njə/ RP,GA
en /ˌpɪt.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə/ /-.njə/ weak vowel
en eɪniə 5
Proper noun
en Pittsylvania County.
en historic A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become en West Virginia.
Synonyms
West Virginia en Vandalia, en Westsylvania, en West Virginia
Related terms
en Pennsylvania Spotsylvania Transylvania Sylvania