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Silves¹

  • /ˈsɪlvəs/
  • /ˈsiːlviːz/

Where it comes from

From Portuguese Silves, from Old Galician-Portuguese Silve, from Latin Cilpe.

proper noun

  1. A city and municipality of Faro District, Portugal.
  2. historical A former kingdom in Iberia, one of the Iberian taifas.

silves²

noun

  1. plural plural of silf
  2. plural plural of silfe

Translations

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name Translations

EspañolSilves
中文錫爾維什 /锡尔维什 Xī'ěrwéishén
PortuguêsSilves
FrançaisSilves
DeutschSilves
ItalianoSilves
РусскийСилвиш Silviš
العربيةشلب Šilb

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"silves." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silves. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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silves. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silves

Chicago

"silves." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silves.

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@misc{silves_2026,
  title = {silves},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silves},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}