Moravia

[maw-rey-vee-uh, -rah-, moh-; for 1 also Italian maw-rah-vyah]

noun

Al·ber·to [ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/, Alberto Pincherle, 1907–90, Italian writer.
Czech Morava. German Mähren. a region in the E Czech Republic: former province of Austria.

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Historical Examples of moravia

And later on, it turns out he was the heir to the throne of Moravia, and I'm a princess.
The Film of Fear
Arnold Fredericks
In Moravia the Governor had to interfere to calm the tumult.
Dreamers of the Ghetto
I. Zangwill
For us, however, the point of interest is its influence in Bohemia and Moravia.
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton
And now the stream from Moravia increased in force and volume.
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton
What was it, he asked, that had caused the downfall of the Brethren in Bohemia and Moravia?
History of the Moravian Church
J. E. Hutton

British Dictionary definitions for moravia

Moravia

noun

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 resourcesCzech name: Morava German name: Mähren

Moravia

noun

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)

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Word Origin and History for moravia

Moravia

region in central Europe, Medieval Latin, named for River Morva (German March, Latin Marus), which runs through it.