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Moldavia

/mɒlˈdeɪvi.ə/

Moldavia proper noun: a former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania. Also the nonstandard form of Moldova.

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Proper noun

Moldavia

  1. (historical) A former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania.
  2. Moldavia, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova).

Also used as

Moldavia is also the nonstandard form of Moldova.

Words formed from Moldavia

Words that rhyme with Moldavia

Questions about Moldavia

What does Moldavia mean?
Moldavia means a former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania.
What part of speech is Moldavia?
Moldavia is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Moldavia?
Moldavia is pronounced /mɒlˈdeɪvi.ə/ (UK).

Words near Moldavia in the dictionary

  1. moldable
  2. Moldavan
  3. Moldavans
  4. Moldave
  5. Moldaves
  6. Moldavia
  7. Moldavian
  8. Moldavian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
  9. Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
  10. Moldavian SSR
  11. Moldavians

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