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

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

Walachia includes the rich southern plains, where half the country's grain is grown.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.