Sylva,

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Silva \Sil"va\, n.; pl. E. {Silvas}, L. {Silvae}. [L., properly,
     a wood, forest.] [Written also {sylva}.] (Bot.)
     (a) The forest trees of a region or country, considered
         collectively.
     (b) A description or history of the forest trees of a
         country.


         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sylva \Syl"va\, n.; pl. {Sylvae}. [L. sylva, better silva, a
     wood. See {Silva}.] (Bot.)
     Same as {Silva}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sylva
       n : the forest trees growing in a country or region [syn: {silva}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Sylva, NC (town, FIPS 66500)
    Location: 35.37436 N, 83.22277 W
    Population (1990): 1809 (899 housing units)
    Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 28779

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Sylva, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
     Population (2000):    2435
     Housing Units (2000): 1283
     Land area (2000):     3.205223 sq. miles (8.301490 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.205223 sq. miles (8.301490 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            66500
     Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
     Location:             35.374199 N, 83.217686 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     28779
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Sylva, NC
      Sylva