Moldavia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɒlˈdeɪviə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mol dā′vē ə, -vyə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Mol•da•vi•a  (mol dā′vē ə, -vyə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa region in NE Rumania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Rumania. Cap.: Jassy.
  2. Place NamesOfficial name, Moldova. Formerly, Molda′vian So′viet So′cialist Repub′lic. a republic in SE Europe: formed in 1940 from the former republic of Moldavia and the ceded Rumanian territory of Bessarabia. 4,341,000, 13,100 sq. mi. (33,929 sq. km). Cap.: Kishinev.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Moldavia / mɒlˈdeɪvɪə/
  1. another name for Moldova
  2. a former principality of E Europe, consisting of the basins of the Rivers Prut and Dniester: the E part (Bessarabia) became Moldova; the W part remains a province of Romania
'Moldavia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Beltsy - Bendery - Bessarabia - Iaşi - Kishinev - Moldau - Moldavian - Moldova - Prut - Romania - Romanian - Tiraspol - Walachia - Wallachia - hospodar - voivode

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