Moldavia (redirected from Moldavia (Romanian region))

Mol·da·vi·a  (ml-dv-, -dvy, môl-)

1. A historical region of eastern Romania east of Transylvania. Part of the Roman province of Dacia, it became a principality in the 14th century and passed to the Ottoman Empire in 1504, although it was continually attacked and often controlled by other powers. In 1861 Moldavia united with Wallachia to form the nucleus of modern Romania.

2. See Moldova.

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Mol·davi·an adj. & n.

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Moldavia [mɒlˈdeɪvɪə]

n

1. (Placename) another name for Moldova

2. (Placename) a former principality of E Europe, consisting of the basins of the Rivers Prut and Dniester: the E part (Bessarabia) became Moldova; the W part remains a province of Romania Romanian name Moldova [molˈdova] German name Moldau

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Noun

1.

Moldavia - a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991 Moldova, Republic of Moldova CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States - an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 capital of Moldova, Chisinau, Kishinev - the capital of Moldova Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

Translations

Moldavia [mɒlˈdeɪvɪə] N (formerly) → Moldavia f

Moldavia [mɒlˈdeɪviə] Moldova [mɒlˈdəʊvə] n → Moldavie f

Moldavia [ˌmɒlˈdeɪvɪə] Moldova [mɒlˈdəʊvə] n → la Moldavia