Moldavia

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

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

  2. former name of Moldova.

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Moldavia

/ (mɒlˈdeɪvɪə) /


noun
  1. another name for Moldova

  2. 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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