Moldavia

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

/ mɒlˈdeɪ vi ə, -vyə /

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noun

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

Official name Moldova. a republic in southeastern 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.Formerly Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic .

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Words nearby Moldavia

molar volume, molasse, molasses, mold, Moldau, Moldavia, Moldavian, moldavite, moldboard, molded breadth, molded depth

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How to use Moldavia in a sentence

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
If he broke with Napoleon he might even lose Moldavia and Wallachia, and realize nothing further.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
From him are derived the numerous branches of the family which became so conspicuous in the history of Moldavia and Walachia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8|Various
Both Wallachia and Moldavia continued under the protection of Turkey, and were permitted to enjoy their former privileges.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year|Edwin Emerson

Although of modern growth, Bacau is one of the chief commercial centres in Moldavia, possessing many large timber yards.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
So the motion produced by Magog in spitting into a well cannot have influenced what is now passing in Moldavia and Wallachia.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

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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