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Transylvania
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Tran·syl·va·nia  (trnsl-vny, -vn-)
A historical region of western Romania bounded by the Transylvanian Alps and the Carpathian Mountains. Part of the Roman province of Dacia after a.d. 107, it was later overrun by Germanic peoples and came under Hungarian rule in 1003. Transylvania passed to various powers over the following centuries and finally became part of modern-day Romania after World War II.
Transyl·vani·an adj. & n.
Transylvania [ˌtrænsɪlˈveɪnɪə]
n
(Placename) a region of central and NW Romania: belonged to Hungary from the 11th century until 1918; restored to Romania in 1947
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Noun1.Transylvania - a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania at the end of World War I
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Transylvania [trænsəlˈveɪnɪə] N → Transilvania f
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He was reduced to putting 18-year-old Slovakian striker Mirolsav Stoch and 19-year-old Franco Di Santo on the bench and in the end Chelsea's lack of firepower nearly left them deeply embarrassed against Romania's Transylvannian minnows CFR Cluj.
NIGHT OF TORTURE IN THE LAND OF DRACULA; CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP A CFR ... by The Mirror (London, England)
As the Record reported yesterday, they've paid pounds 14million for Bran Castle, Vlad the Impaler's Transylvannian pad, and the plan is to promote it as a national asset - kind of like Holyrood, only less creepy.
offthe Record by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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