Sylvan or Sylvans (from the Latin ''silva'': "forest, woods") can have one of the following meanings:

A countryside scene

The term "A Sylvan Scene" is used to describe a beautiful and idealised scene in the countryside. Historical reference: John Milton used these words in Paradise Lost (1667) to describe “A Steep Wilderness”: “Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and as the ranks ascend Shade above shade, a woody theater Of stateliest view.” Current reference: Collins dictionary: Sylvan describes an association with woods and trees.

Places

United States

* Sylvan, Illinois, a former settlement * Sylvan, Wisconsin, a town ** Sylvan (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated area in the town * Sylvan Township (disambiguation) * Sylvan Lake (disambiguation) * Sylvan Pass (Wyoming), a mountain pass in Yellowstone National Park * Sylvan-Highlands, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon **

West Haven-Sylvan, Oregon West Haven-Sylvan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington and Multnomah counties, Oregon, United States, north of U.S. Route 26. As of the 2020 census, the CDP population was 9,299. History In 1850, Nathan B. Jones, a pioneer of 184 ...

, a neighboring unincorporated area * Sylvan Beach, New York * Penn's Sylvania ( Penn's Woods), the

Province of Pennsylvania The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn, who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from ...

which was the kernel of the later state

Canada

* Sylvan Lake (Alberta) * Sylvan, a community in the municipality of North Middlesex, Ontario

Arts and entertainment

* Sylvan (band), a German progressive rock band * Sylvan Esso, an American indie pop band * ''Sylvan'' (TV series), a Spanish animated series created by Antoni D'ocon * Sylvan Campaign, a faction in the video game ''Heroes of Might and Magic V''

Names

* Sylvan (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname * Sylvan Debating Club, a free speech society in London * Sylvan, a Latin adjective meaning of or from the woodland *

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