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Walachian

British  
/ wɒˈleɪkɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the former SE European principality of Walachia (now part of Romania) or its inhabitants

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noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Walachia

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His office is dominated by a painting of Michael the Brave, a Walachian prince who briefly united what is present-day Rumania for the first time in 1600.

From Time Magazine Archive

A distinct Walachian style developed, and schools emerged in Bucharest and other cities.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.

He belonged to an ancient Walachian family, one of whose members had been banished in the 17th century by Prince Matthew Bassaraba, and had settled in Moldavia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

CRAIOVA, or Krajova, the capital of the department of Doljiu, Rumania, situated near the left bank of the river Jiu, and on the main Walachian railway from Verciorova to Bucharest.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

Nearly all of the Walachian lowlands, except for the marshes along the Danube River, and the seriously eroded foothills of the mountains are cultivated.

From Area Handbook for Romania by Bernier, Donald W.