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Pittsylvania.

Ellipsis of Pittsylvania County.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/-.njə/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌpɪt.səlˈveɪ.ni.ə//-.njə/
  1. Ellipsis of Pittsylvania County.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  2. A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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

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