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• a variation of Wallachia.

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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Walachia

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 ● Mar. 1, 2018

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 ● Dec. 7, 2016

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 ● Jan. 21, 2016

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 ● Jan. 21, 2016

Two distinct groups eventually emerged, one settling in the area now known as Walachia and the other settling farther to the east and north in Moldavia.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier

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