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.

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Wallachia British  

/ wɒˈleɪkɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Walachia

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Other Word Forms

• Wallachian adjective

Example Sentences

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

Sir William Burrell, best known for the famous and extensive Burrell Collection of artwork in Pollok Park in Glasgow, bought the Wallachia to ship goods to the British Empire.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2023

At the center of Stoker’s research when writing “Dracula,” was a Romanian warlord named Vlad III who went by many other names: Vlad the Impaler, Vlad Dracula and also Voivode of Wallachia.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2022

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