Mol·do·va (m l-d  v , môl-) Formerly Mol·da·vi·a (-d v -, -dvy) A country of eastern Europe bordering on Romania. Comprised of lands acquired by Russia from the historical region of Moldavia in 1791, 1793, and 1812 and (after 1940) part of Bessarabia, it was established as an autonomous republic of the USSR in 1924 and became a constituent republic in 1940, known as the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Moldova declared its independence in 1991. Chi  in u is the capital and the largest city. Population: 4,320,000. Mol·do van adj. & n. |   |
Moldova [mɒlˈdəʊvə]
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(Placename) a republic in SE Europe: comprising the E part of the former principality of Moldavia, the E part of which (Bessarabia) was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940 and formed the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic until it gained independence in 1991; an agricultural region with many vineyards. Official language: Romanian. Religion: nonreligious and Christian. Currency: leu. Capital: Kishinev. Pop.: 4 431 000 (2001 est.). Area: 33 670 sq. km (13 000 sq. miles) Also called Moldavia [mɒlˈdeɪvɪə]
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| Noun | 1. |  Moldova - a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991CIS, 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 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 |
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