Syldavia
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Syldavia
- /sɪlˈdeɪ.vi.ə/
Rhymes with -eɪviə
Where it comes from
From French Syldavie. Blend of Transylvanie + Moldavie. Coined by Hergé in 1939 for King Ottokar's Sceptre.
proper noun
- An imaginary country located in the Balkans and enemy of Borduria, in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin. But the name of Grand Fenwick doesn't occur in any history book, or show up in any atlas, unless it also maps Ruritania, Syldavia, Borduria, Oz or even Shangri-La.
- A generic name of a fictional country, generally contrasted with a rival counterpart Borduria. Finally, the sovereignty of the island has been continuously claimed by two sovereign states, Syldavia and Borduria. Syldavia is a medium size sovereign State with a large population, mainly Muslims.
Translations
Talk about this word "Syldavia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/syldavia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Syldavia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/syldavia "Syldavia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/syldavia.Cite this
@misc{syldavia_2026,
title = {Syldavia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syldavia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
