Pittsylvania

//ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of Pittsylvania County. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  2. 2
    A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia. historical

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vandaliawest virginiawestsylvania

Etymology

* (Pittsylvania County): Pitt (“William Pitt the Elder”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”)

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