"Pittsylvania" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: * (Pittsylvania County): Pitt (“William Pitt the Elder”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”) Etymology templates: {{sense|Pittsylvania County}} (Pittsylvania County):, {{af|en|Pitt|sylvan|-ia|gloss1=William Pitt the Elder|gloss2=woods|gloss3=land}} Pitt (“William Pitt the Elder”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”) Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Pittsylvania
  1. Ellipsis of Pittsylvania County. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Pittsylvania County Synonyms: Vandalia [Virginia, West], Westsylvania [Virginia, West], West Virginia [Virginia, West] Related terms: Pennsylvania, Spotsylvania, Transylvania, Sylvania
    Sense id: en-Pittsylvania-en-name-cX5ncMNi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13
  2. (historical) A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Pittsylvania-en-name-LhVpGKwh
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