Moldavia

[ mol-dey-vee-uh, -vyuh ]

/ mɒlˈdeɪ vi ə, -vyə /

noun

a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.

Official name Moldova. Formerly Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in SE Europe: formed in 1940 from the former republic of Moldavia and the ceded Romanian territory of Bessarabia. 13,100 sq. mi. (33,929 sq. km). Capital: Kishinev.

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Example sentences from the Web for moldavia

She scampered back to Moldavia just hours after the incident, avoiding authorities who were trying to log all survivors.
Costa Concordia Captain Seen Drinking With Blonde Before Wreck|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Such was the end of Alexandru Lapushneanu, who leaves a bloody page in the history of Moldavia.
Roumanian Stories|Various
In Moldavia at that period there was nothing remarkable in the fashion of the food.
Roumanian Stories|Various
In 1367 Bessarabia was subdued and annexed by the ruling prince of Moldavia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6|Various

He began by causing ten regiments, which he had in Poland, to advance towards Moldavia.
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia|Voltaire
He advanced with a large army against Coburg, who was stationed at Fokshani, on the frontier of Moldavia.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley

British Dictionary definitions for moldavia

Moldavia

/ (mɒlˈdeɪvɪə) /

noun

another name for Moldova

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

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