# Pittsylvania

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌpɪt.sɪlˈveɪ.ni.ə/

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of Pittsylvania County.
2. A proposed name for a failed colony bid, in what would later become West Virginia.

## Etymology
* (Pittsylvania County): Pitt (“William Pitt the Elder”) + sylvan (“woods”) + -ia (“land”)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pittsylvania