Sylvania
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Sylvania literally means "forest land" in Latin
. The term can be used in a variety of contexts:
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
. The term can be used in a variety of contexts:
Companies
- Sylvania (brand), a brand of consumer electronics sold by FunaiFunaiFunai Electric is a Japanese consumer electronics company headquartered in Daitō, Osaka. The company was founded in 1961. It owns the subsidiary Funai Corporation, Inc., established in the United States since 1991, to market and maintain Funai-licensed brands such as Sylvania, Emerson Radio,...
which include popular items such as the Sylvania Tablet & the Sylvania Netbook. - Sylvania Electric ProductsSylvania Electric ProductsSylvania Electric Products was a U.S. manufacturer of diverse electrical equipment, including at various times radio transceivers, vacuum tubes, semiconductors, and mainframe computers...
, former North American electric and electronics firm, forerunner to Osram Sylvania - Osram SylvaniaOsram SylvaniaOsram Sylvania Inc. is the North American operation of lighting manufacturer Osram GmbH, which is owned by Siemens AG. It was established in January 1993, with the acquisition of GTE’s Sylvania lighting division by Osram GmbH....
, current North American lighting company started in Emporium, Pennsylvania in 1924 - Sylvania 300Sylvania 300The Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire.The Sylvania 300 has traditionally held in mid-September, however, the race has been rescheduled once in its history...
, a NASCAR race sponsored by Osram Sylvania - Havells SylvaniaHavells SylvaniaHavells Sylvania is an international designer and manufacturer of lighting products. It has plants throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa and Central and South America, and is one of the few lighting companies that produces both lamps and lighting fixtures....
, a producer of light sources and manufacturer of lighting products. It has plants throughout Europe, Asia, North Africa and Central and South America, and is one of the few lighting companies that produces both lamps and light fixtures
Australia
- Sylvania, New South WalesSylvania, New South WalesSylvania is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sylvania is located 22 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire....
, a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sylvania is located 22 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire - Sylvania Waters, New South WalesSylvania Waters, New South WalesSylvania Waters is a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sylvania Waters is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire....
, a suburb, in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sylvania Waters is located 21 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Sutherland Shire
Canada
- Sylvania, SaskatchewanSylvania, SaskatchewanSylvania is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 58 in the Canada 2006 Census. Sylvania is home to Patrick McKenna, co-Star of The Red Green Show...
, an urban community in the Rural Municipality of Tisdale No. 427, Saskatchewan
Serbia
- Sylvania, Šumadija, meaning forest land, Central part of nowadays Serbia
United States
- PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, meaning Penn's Forest or Penn's Woods, in reference to William Penn's father, Admiral Penn - Sylvania, AlabamaSylvania, AlabamaSylvania is a town in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,186. Sylvania is located on top of Sand Mountain.-Geography:Sylvania is located at .According to the U.S...
- Sylvania, GeorgiaSylvania, GeorgiaSylvania is a city in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Screven County.-Geography:Sylvania is located at ....
- The Sylvania, listed on the NRHP in Indianapolis, IndianaNational Register of Historic Places listings in Center Township, Marion County, IndianaThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Center Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States...
- Sylvania, IndianaSylvania, IndianaSylvania is an unincorporated town in Liberty Township, Parke County, Indiana, USA.-Geography:Sylvania is located at at an elevation of 666 feet....
- Sylvania, Louisville, Kentucky
- Sylvania, OhioSylvania, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 18,670 people, 7,151 households, and 5,070 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,223.2 people per square mile . There were 7,392 housing units at an average density of 1,276.2 per square mile...
- Sylvania, PennsylvaniaSylvania, PennsylvaniaSylvania is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 200 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Sylvania is located at ....
- Sylvania, WisconsinSylvania, WisconsinSylvania is an unincorporated community located in the town of Yorkville, Racine County, Wisconsin, United States....
- Sylvania (McCormick County, South Carolina)Sylvania (McCormick County, South Carolina)Sylvania in McCormick County, South Carolina, near Bradley, South Carolina, was built in 1825. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977....
, listed on the NRHP near Bradley, South Carolina, in McCormick County, South Carolina - Mount SylvaniaMount SylvaniaMount Sylvania is an extinct volcano, part of the Boring Lava Field, on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon. The parts of the mountain are within the cities of Portland, Lake Oswego, and Tigard...
, an extinct volcano, part of the Boring Lava Field, on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon - Sylvania WildernessSylvania WildernessSylvania Wilderness is an protected area located a few miles west of Watersmeet, Michigan. Sylvania is located entirely within the bounds of the Ottawa National Forest, and is currently being managed as a wilderness area as part of the National Wilderness Preservation System by the U.S. Forest...
, a federal wilderness area in Michigan - Sylvania MountainsSylvania MountainsThe Sylvania Mountains are located in Inyo County, California and Esmeralda County, Nevada in the United States. The range trends in an east-west direction north of the Last Chance Range at the northern end of Death Valley National Park....
, located in Inyo County, California and Esmeralda County, Nevada in the United States.- Sylvania Mountains WildernessSylvania Mountains WildernessThe Sylvania Mountains Wilderness is a federally designated wilderness area located east of Bishop in the state of California. The wilderness is 18,677acres in size and is managed by the Bureau of Land Management . The California Desert Protection Act of 1994 created the Sylvania Mountains...
, a federally designated wilderness area located 30 miles (48 km) east of Bishop in the state of California
- Sylvania Mountains Wilderness
- Sylvania Township, Lucas County, OhioSylvania Township, Lucas County, OhioSylvania Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the total population was 44,253, making it the second most populous county subdivision of Lucas County, as well as the third most populous in all of northwest Ohio and the 419 / 567 area codes...
, one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States - Sylvania Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Entertainment
- Sylvania Waters (TV series)Sylvania Waters (TV series)Sylvania Waters was an Australian reality television series that followed the lives of an Australian family – one of the first such programs in Australia. It premiered on Australian television in 1992 and was co-produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and the British Broadcasting...
, a 1992 Australian reality television show - Sylvania, a fictional country from the movie Duck Soup
- Sylvania, a fictional country from The Love ParadeThe Love ParadeThe Love Parade is a 1929 musical comedy film about the marital difficulties of Queen Louise of Sylvania and her consort, Count Alfred Renard...
1929 musical comedy film - Sylvania, the fictional home to the Sylvanian FamiliesSylvanian Familiesis the name of a line of video games and anthropomorphic collectible toy flocked plastic figures, created by the Japanese company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies...
toy line - Sylvania (Warhammer)Sylvania (Warhammer)Sylvania is a land of dark forests home to vampires, ghouls, and other beings. It is a cursed land plagued by the undead and suffers from warpstone meteorite falls. Once ruled openly by the vampire counts, the Von Carsteins, now it is ruled secretly by vampires of other lines...
, the fictitious realm of the Vampire Counts in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle game - Sylvanie, the old world. Home to the vampire counts in Warhammer Fantasy
- Swink Sylvania, a character in the film Stay Alive
Education
- Sylvania City School DistrictSylvania City School DistrictSylvania City School District is a school district in Northwest Ohio. The school district serves students who live in the city of Sylvania, and Sylvania Twp. in Lucas County. The superintendent is Dr. Bradley J...
, a school district in Northwest Ohio. The school district serves students who live in the city of Sylvania, and Sylvania Twp. in Lucas County. - Sylvania High SchoolSylvania High SchoolSylvania High School is a high school situated in the Sutherland Shire, in the South-East region of Sydney, New South Wales....
, a high school situated in the Sutherland Shire, in the South-East region of Sydney, New South Wales.
See also
- The derived name, SylvesterSylvester (disambiguation)Sylvester is a given name and a surname.Sylvester may also refer to:People:*Sylvester Places:*Lake Sylvester System, Australia*Mount Sylvester, Canada*Sylvester, Georgia*Sylvester, Nova Scotia*Sylvester, Texas...
- PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, a U.S Commonwealth located in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States - Spotsylvania (disambiguation)
- TransylvaniaTransylvaniaTransylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
, a historical region in the central part of Romania - CastlevaniaCastlevaniaCastlevania, known as in Japan, is a video game series created and developed by Konami. The series debuted in Japan on September 26, 1986, with the release of for the Family Computer Disk System , followed by an alternate version for the MSX 2 platform on October 30...
, a video game series created and developed by Konami