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Where one might go out to get a bite?
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transylvania
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
literally "beyond the forest," from Medieval Latin, from trans "beyond" (see trans- ) + sylva (see sylvan ). So called in reference to the wooded mountains that surround it.
Gazetteer
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Population (2000): 29334 Housing Units (2000): 15553 Land area (2000): 378.390165 sq. miles (980.025986 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.165879 sq. miles (5.609601 sq. km) Total area (2000): 380.556044 sq. miles (985.635587 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Transylvania is a historical region in present-day Romania. Transylvania may also refer to:
Usage examples of transylvania.
Captain Smith was that man, and if we find him glorying in his exploits, and repeating upon single big Indians the personal prowess that distinguished him in Transylvania and in the mythical Nalbrits, we have only to transfer our sympathy from the Turks to the Sasquesahanocks if the sense of his heroism becomes oppressive.
But the Transylvania soldiers did not take kindly to a foreign prince, and behaved so unsoldierly that Sigismund was called back.
This patent, therefore, was not given at Alba Julia, nor until Prince Sigismund had finally left his country, and when the Emperor was, in fact, the Prince of Transylvania.
I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia, and Bukovina, in the midst of the Carpathian mountains.
If we inquire into the present state of those countries, we shall find that, on the left hand of the Danube, Temeswar and Transylvania have been annexed, after many revolutions, to the crown of Hungary.
Philip writes those articles which appeared in the Evening Post and caused such an outburst of sympathy for the Hungarians of Transylvania throughout Great Britain.
You may, in your articles, begin by stating the truth, if you like, and say that my Government invited you to come over to Transylvania in order to investigate the alleged acts of tyranny that are supposed to be perpetrated against the minority nationals.
For the Hungarians, Transylvania (Erdely) was the site of their most famous victories over the Turks and of the democratic uprisings against Austrian rule that led to creation of the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy in 1867.
I mean, Red Beaumont, for all his believing he's from Transylvania, isn't anywhere near as cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs as his little brother.
Captain Payson heard in an indirect way that Peter was still in Transylvania, but no reliance could be placed on the truth of the rumour.
Expectation was high, and even Hollier had returned early from one of his expeditions to Transylvania, where he rooted for what he called cultural fossils.
He is like to be sorry Transylvania is pass't from Hungary to Roumania, and wou'd change his Seat if the Castel weren't so fulle of What we Knowe.