Sylvanus

[ sil-vey-nuhs ]

noun

, plural Syl·va·ni [sil-, vey, -nahy].

1. Silvanus.

Sylvanus

/ sɪlˈveɪnəs /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Silvanus

Example Sentences

Sylvanus Thayer, considered the “father of the military academy,” was superintendent in the 1820s.

From Washington Times

Sylvanus Thayer, considered the “father of the military academy,” was superintendent in the 1820s.

From Seattle Times

He told Togo's President, Sylvanus Olympio, that the reason the US shared one ambassador between Togo and Cameroon was because he did not want his diplomats to "have to live in tents".

From BBC

The other historic buildings being transferred include Sylvanus Brown House, built in 1758, and Wilkinson Mill, which dates to 1810.

From Washington Times

Each school will be allowed about 200 VIPs, who will watch from glassed-in luxury boxes after going through rapid-result coronavirus testing that morning at the Thayer Hotel, which sits just inside the gate named for Sylvanus Thayer, known as the father of the academy.

From Washington Post