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Wallachia

American  
[wo-ley-kee-uh] / wɒˈleɪ ki ə /
Or Walachia

noun

  1. a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldova to form Romania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). Bucharest.


Wallachia British  
/ wɒˈleɪkɪə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Walachia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Besson, serving as producer, writer and director, has brought in Caleb Landry Jones to play the fangy titular figure, who is also known as the medieval prince Vladimir of Wallachia.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 5, 2026

He reportedly visited the Whitby Museum to explore the history of these vessels, as well as a local library, where he came upon William Wilkinson’s book The Accounts of Principalities of Wallachia and Moldova.

From National Geographic Aug. 18, 2023

He is related, he says, to Vlad the Impaler, the one-time ruler of Wallachia, a region to the south, and the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”

From New York Times May 1, 2023

The SS Wallachia sank in the Firth of Clyde in 1895 while carrying a collection of whisky and beer.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2023

Back in Romania, there was no celebration like this, not even on the day commemorating when Wallachia and Moldavia had united to form the kingdom.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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