Wallachia

Wallachia
noun /wɒlˈeɪ.kiː.ə/
a) A former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of South Romania.
b) A historical part of north-east Moravia.

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  • Wallachia — geographical name see Walachia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Wallachia — Wallachian, adj., n. /wo lay kee euh/, n. a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldavia (Moldova) to form Rumania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). Cap.: Bucharest. Also, Walachia. * * * …   Universalium

  • Wallachia — n. former principality in southeastern Europe (united with Moldavia in 1859 to form Romania) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • Wallachia — /wɒˈleɪkiə/ (say wo laykeeuh) noun a former principality in south eastern Europe; it united with Moldavia to form Romania, 1861. Capital: Bucharest. Also, Walachia. –Wallachian, adjective, noun …  

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