TRANSYLVANIAN

\tɹansɪlvˈe͡ɪni͡ən], \tɹansɪlvˈe‍ɪni‍ən], \t_ɹ_a_n_s_ɪ_l_v_ˈeɪ_n_iə_n]\
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  • tran-sil-v[=a]'ni-an, adj. belonging to Transylvania, in Austro-Hungary.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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