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Historical reference: John Milton used these words in Paradise Lost (1667) to describe “A Steep Wilderness”: “Cedar, and pine, and fir, and branching palm, A sylvan scene, and as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, a neighboring unincorporated area Sylvan Beach, New York Penn's Sylvania (Penn's Woods), the Province of Pennsylvania 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'Ocón 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 Sylvan Learning, a remedial and enrichment tutoring company Sylvans S.C., a football club based on the Channel Island of Guernsey another name for 2-methyl furan, a flammable liquid
See also 519 Sylvania, asteroid Silvan (disambiguation) Silvania (disambiguation) Silvanus (disambiguation) Silvanus (mythology), Roman deity from whom the adjective sylvan derives Sylvain (disambiguation) Sylvania (disambiguation)