- a variation of Wallachia.
Walachia
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
In 1596 Michael the Brave of Walachia defeated the Turks near Caracal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various
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