Walachia

British  

/ wɒˈleɪkɪə /

noun

1. a former principality of SE Europe: a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire from the 15th century until its union with Moldavia in 1859, subsequently forming present-day Romania

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Example Sentences

“Aferim!,” a western set in 19th-century Walachia, is about how law enforcement upholds caste and racial inequalities in a slave-owning society.

From New York Times

A four-day road trip in southern Walachia and the central province of Transylvania offered multiple glimpses of the country’s allure.

From Washington Post

Radu Jude’s Romanian western — a wide-screen, black-and-white epic set in the mountains of Walachia in the mid-19th century — was barely released in the United States, which is a shame for several reasons.

From New York Times

Shot in silvery black-and-white, the film is set in Walachia, a region of southern Romania, in 1835 — a mere 21 years before the nation would outlaw slavery.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s 1835, in the principality of Walachia, a northern region of what is not yet Romania that resembles the territory of a classic western.

From New York Times