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Transylvania   /trˌænzilvˈeɪniə/  /trˌænsɪlvˈeɪnjə/   Listen
Transylvania

noun
1.
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" Quotes from Famous Books



... age when he enlisted as a private soldier and fought with "our army" in Flanders. Sigismund Bathor, Duke of Transylvania, was warring with the Turks, and young Smith, athirst for adventure, next took service under him. Before the Transylvanian town of Regall, he killed three Turkish officers in single combat, for which ...
— Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 • Various


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