Mol·da·vi·a

(mŏl-dā′vē-ə, -dāv′yə, môl-)

1. A historical region of eastern Romania east of Transylvania. Part of the Roman province of Dacia, it became a principality in the 1300s and passed to the Ottoman Empire in 1504, although it was continually attacked and often controlled by other powers. In 1862, Moldavia united with Wallachia to form the nucleus of modern Romania.

2. See Moldova.

Mol·da′vi·an adj. & n.

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Moldavian

(mɒlˈdeɪvɪən)

adj, n

(Placename) another name for Moldovan

adj

(Placename) of or relating to the former E European principality of Moldavia or its inhabitants

(Placename) a native or inhabitant of Moldavia

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Translations

moldave

limba moldoveneascămoldovenesc

молдавский молдавский язык молдаванин

Moldavian

[mɒlˈdeɪvɪən] (formerly)

A. ADJ → moldavo

B. N → moldavo/a m/f

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Moldavian

[mɒlˈdeɪviən] Moldovan [mɒlˈdəʊvən] adj → moldave

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Moldavian

[ˌmɒlˈdeɪvɪən] Moldovan [mɒlˈdəʊvən] adj & n → moldavo/a

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I had worked really hard for it after all that time out of action," added the Moldavian born judoka, who lost in the semis to eventual gold medallist Japan's Shohei Ono.

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His wife, Madame Natalia is doing very fine paintings representing the various cultures she belongs to, the Ukrainian culture, the Moldavian culture and the Pakistani culture.'

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