sylvan

also adj.

1. Relating to or characteristic of woods or forest regions.
2. Located in or inhabiting a wood or forest.
3. Abounding in trees; wooded.

n.
One that lives in or frequents the woods.

[Medieval Latin sylvānus, from Latin Silvānus, god of the woods, from silva, forest.]

Emanating from or pertaining to woods. See also sylvatic.

IN BRIEF: One that frequents groves or woods.

Our woods are sylvan, and their inhabitants woodmen and rustics... — Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), U.S. philosopher, author, naturalist.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
  Synonym: silvan

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The adjective sylvan has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relating to or characteristic of wooded regions
  Synonym: silvan

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - skov-, skovrig
n. - skovgud, skovboer

Nederlands (Dutch)
bebost, betreffende het bos

Français (French)
adj. - sylvestre
n. - personne vivant dans les bois

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Wald-, bewaldet, ländlich
n. - Waldbewohner, Waldgeist

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δασικός
n. - νεράιδα του δάσους

Italiano (Italian)
silvestre

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - silvestre
n. - silvano (m)

Русский (Russian)
сильван, природный теллур, лесной житель, леший, лесной царь, лесистый, лесной

Español (Spanish)
adj. - selvático, rústico, hecho de árboles o troncos
n. - rústico, leñador

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skogig, skogs-
n. - skogsbo, skogsgud, skogsdjur, skogsande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
森林的, 生活在森林中的, 多树木的, 在森林中发现的, 森林之神, 有森林的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 森林的, 生活在森林中的, 多樹木的, 在森林中發現的
n. - 森林之神, 有森林的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 삼림의, 숲의, 나무의
n. - 숲의 정, 숲 속의 짐승

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 森林の, 樹木の, 牧歌的な
n. - 森の精, 森林に住む人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حرجي , (الاسم) ساكن .... او الغابات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שבתוך היער, של יער, מיוער, כפרי‬
n. - ‮אדם המתגורר באיזור יערות, אלוהות יערות‬

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