Mo·ra·vi·a

(mə-rā′vē-ə, mō-)

A region of the central and eastern Czech Republic. Settled by a Slavic people at the end of the sixth century ad, it became an independent kingdom in 870, fell to the Magyars in 906 and later to the Bohemians, came under the rule of the Austrian Habsburgs in 1526, and was incorporated into Czechoslovakia in 1918.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Moravia

(məˈreɪvɪə; mɒ-)

(Placename) a region of the Czech Republic around the Morava River, bounded by the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, the Sudeten Mountains, and the W Carpathians: became a separate Austrian crownland in 1848; part of Czechoslovakia 1918–92; valuable mineral resources. Czech name: Morava German name: Mähren

Moravia

(Italian moˈraːvja)

(Biography) Alberto (alˈbɛrto), pen name of Alberto Pincherle. 1907–90, Italian novelist and short-story writer: his works include The Time of Indifference (1929), The Woman of Rome (1949), The Lie (1966), and Erotic Tales (1985)

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Mo•ra•vi•a

(mɔˈreɪ vi ə, -ˈrɑ-, moʊ-)

n.

1. Alberto (Alberto Pincherle), 1907–90, Italian writer.

2. Czech, Morava. a region in the E Czech Republic: former province of Austria.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

Moravia - a region in the central and eastern part of the Czech Republic; it lies to the east of Bohemia and to the west of the Carpathians

Czech Republic - a landlocked republic in central Europe; separated from Slovakia in 1993

Translations

Moravie

Moravia

[məˈreɪvɪə] N → Moravia f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Moravia

n → Mähren nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

LONDON (Alliance News) - RWS Holdings PLC on Tuesday reported double-digit earnings growth in the first half of its current financial year, helped by the acquisition of Moravia.

RWS Holdings Earnings Jump In First Half As Moravia Bears Fruit

On the menu you can choose from pizzas including a White Dog - garlic & ricotta sauce, Scottish mozzarella, grilled red onion, pesto Genovese drizzle, garlic oil and Gran Moravia cheese.

Pizzas cooked in 90 seconds in 600F oven

On one side, there are the symbols of Czechia, Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia and Carpathian Ruthenia, the old monarchy, the two-headed eagle divided by a line between the colours of the flag.

Czechoslovakia's centenary comes with unique gold and silver medals

An additional agreement to the export contract for the second stage of reconstruction of the Azerbaijani railways was signed April 14, 2015 by the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC and the Czech Moravia Steel company.

Overhaul underway at 2 railway stations in Azerbaijan

13 November 2017 - UK-based patent translations provider RWS Holdings plc has closed the acquisition of Czech Republic-based intellectual property support services provider Moravia IT Group companies to create a language services company, the firm said.

RWS Closes Acquisition of Czech IP Support Services Provider Moravia IT

M2 EQUITYBITES-November 13, 2017-RWS Closes Acquisition of Czech IP Support Services Provider Moravia IT

RWS Closes Acquisition of Czech IP Support Services Provider Moravia IT

Abstract: Il saggio isola una delle pagine del Moravia critico cinematografico, quella su alcune opere teatrali di Luigi Pirandello passate al cinema.

Alberto Moravia e lo "pseudopensiero" di Pirandello: Il viaggio, la scrittura e il cinema

This biography of Vladislaus Henry, ruler of the Margraviate of Moravia in the 13th century, concentrates on his role in the modernization of Moravia and Bohemia.

Vladislaus Henry: The Formation of Moravian Identity

The tracks are "The Emigrant Song", "The Song of Auschwitz", "A Little Christmas Lullaby in Ravensbruck, 1944", "A Jewish Child", "Farewell My Friend", "A Little Lullaby", "Wiegala", "I Wander Through Theresienstadt", "And the Rain Keeps Falling", "Moravia, Moravia", "A Good Day", and "Prayer for Peace".

For You the Sun Will Shine