Transylvaniann.adj.

Brit.

/trɑːnsᵻlˈveɪnɪən/,

/transᵻlˈveɪnɪən/, U.S.

/ˌtræn(t)səlˈveɪniən/,

/ˌtræn(t)səlˈveɪnjən/

Etymology: < Transylvania (see below) + -an suffix.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Transylvania, formerly the eastern portion of Austria-Hungary, now part of Romania.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Romania > [noun] > part of

Transylvanian1644

1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 30 Nor is it for nothing that the grave and frugal Transilvanian sends out yearly..their stay'd men, to learn our language and our theologic arts.

1757 A. Butler Lives Saints III. 867 The vizir with one hundred and fifty thousand Turks (besides Hungarians, Transylvanians and Tartars) sat down before Vienna.

1927 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 154 Hence an electoral cartel was inevitable, and to this the Transylvanians and Tsaranists consented.

1976 P. Henissart Winter Quarry xvi. 157 The only smart people in this country [sc. Hungary] are the Jews and the Transylvanians.

B. adj.

Of or pertaining to Transylvania; spec. applied to a kind of deep red Turkish rug or carpet frequently found in Transylvanian churches.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > countries of Eastern Europe > [adjective] > regions of Romania

Moldavian1625

Wallachianc1791

Transylvanian1843

Moldo-Wallachian1848

Moldavo-Wallachian1971

Moldovan1990

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [adjective] > covered with a carpet > type of carpet

ingrain1836

thick-piled1853

Yarkand1880

Tekke1900

washed1911

Transylvanian1915

Herati1931

Lotto1931

Seljuk1931

shag pile1946

tufted1960

1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 165/1 The German universities are frequented by a considerable number of Transylvanian students, especially for divinity.

1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 116/1 The Transylvanian Highlands extend over Transylvania..into Moldavia and Wallachia.

1915 Guide to Collection of Carpets (Victoria & Albert Mus.) ii. 45 It seems probable that these ‘Transylvanian’ carpets were made in Anatolia.

1929 E. G. Metcalfe Metcalfe Coll. Oriental Rugs vii. 31 This is an excellent specimen of the finest Transylvanian prayer rugs.

1957 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 624/1 (caption) So-called ‘Transylvanian’ rug, Asia Minor, 17th century.

1978 R. Westall Devil on Road x. 64 The [dog's] collar..had as many studs as a Transylvanian torture-implement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	transylvanian
释义	Transylvaniann.adj. Brit. /trɑːnsᵻlˈveɪnɪən/, /transᵻlˈveɪnɪən/, U.S. /ˌtræn(t)səlˈveɪniən/, /ˌtræn(t)səlˈveɪnjən/ Etymology: < Transylvania (see below) + -an suffix. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Transylvania, formerly the eastern portion of Austria-Hungary, now part of Romania. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > native or inhabitant of Romania > [noun] > part of Transylvanian1644 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 30 Nor is it for nothing that the grave and frugal Transilvanian sends out yearly..their stay'd men, to learn our language and our theologic arts. 1757 A. Butler Lives Saints III. 867 The vizir with one hundred and fifty thousand Turks (besides Hungarians, Transylvanians and Tartars) sat down before Vienna. 1927 Contemp. Rev. Aug. 154 Hence an electoral cartel was inevitable, and to this the Transylvanians and Tsaranists consented. 1976 P. Henissart Winter Quarry xvi. 157 The only smart people in this country [sc. Hungary] are the Jews and the Transylvanians. B. adj. Of or pertaining to Transylvania; spec. applied to a kind of deep red Turkish rug or carpet frequently found in Transylvanian churches. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > countries of Eastern Europe > [adjective] > regions of Romania Moldavian1625 Wallachianc1791 Transylvanian1843 Moldo-Wallachian1848 Moldavo-Wallachian1971 Moldovan1990 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [adjective] > covered with a carpet > type of carpet ingrain1836 thick-piled1853 Yarkand1880 Tekke1900 washed1911 Transylvanian1915 Herati1931 Lotto1931 Seljuk1931 shag pile1946 tufted1960 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 165/1 The German universities are frequented by a considerable number of Transylvanian students, especially for divinity. 1875 Encycl. Brit. III. 116/1 The Transylvanian Highlands extend over Transylvania..into Moldavia and Wallachia. 1915 Guide to Collection of Carpets (Victoria & Albert Mus.) ii. 45 It seems probable that these ‘Transylvanian’ carpets were made in Anatolia. 1929 E. G. Metcalfe Metcalfe Coll. Oriental Rugs vii. 31 This is an excellent specimen of the finest Transylvanian prayer rugs. 1957 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 624/1 (caption) So-called ‘Transylvanian’ rug, Asia Minor, 17th century. 1978 R. Westall Devil on Road x. 64 The [dog's] collar..had as many studs as a Transylvanian torture-implement. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1644
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