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Moldavia
Moldavia , historic Romanian province (c.14,700 sq mi/38,100 sq km), extending from the Carpathians in Romania east to the Dnieper River in Moldova .
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"Moldavia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Moldavia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Moldavia.html "Moldavia." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Moldavia.html |
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Moldavia
Moldavia Historic Balkan region, between the Carpathian Mountains in Romania and the Dnieper River in Moldova. Major cities in the Romanian portion include Galat̨ and Suceava. Moldavia is primarily an agricultural region. Under Roman rule, it formed the major part of the province of Dacia, and today's population is Romanian-speaking. In the 14th century, it became an independent principality ruled by the Vlachs; its lands included Bessarabia and Bukovina. In 1504, the Turks conquered Moldavia, and it remained part of the Ottoman Empire until the 19th century. In 1775, the Austrians gained Bukovina, and in 1815 Russia conquered Bessarabia. After the Russo-Turkish War (1828–29), Russia became the dominant power. In 1856, the twin principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia gained considerable autonomy. Three years later, they united under one crown to form Romania, but Russia re-occupied s Bessarabia in 1878. In 1920, Bessarabia and Bukovina incorporated into the Romanian state. In 1924, the Soviet republic of Moldavia was formed, which in 1947 enlarged to include Bessarabia and n Bukovina. In 1989, the Moldovans asserted their independence by making Romanian the official language, and in 1991, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Moldavia became the independent republic of Moldova.
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"Moldavia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Moldavia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Moldavia.html "Moldavia." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Moldavia.html |
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Moldavia
Moldavia (Moldova), Romania A historic region that was once part of the Roman province of Dacia. It was subsequently ruled by a succession of invaders before falling under Ottoman Turkish rule in 1504. In 1775 its north‐western territory, Bukovina, was ceded to Austria and the Russians took Bessarabia in 1812. In 1859 what remained of Moldavia, the part west of the River Prut, joined with Wallachia to form Romania. That part between the Prut and Dniester Rivers (Bessarabia) was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940. The present Moldavia is a region in north‐east Romania, called Moldova in Romanian. Indeed, the Moldovans and Romanians have always spoken of Moldova while until 1991 the rest of the world used the Latin and Russian name Moldavia. See moldova.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Moldavia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Moldavia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Moldavia.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Moldavia." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Moldavia.html |
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Moldavia
Moldavia •astrantia • Bastia
•Dei gratia, hamartia
•poinsettia
•in absentia, Parmentier
•Izvestia
•meteor, wheatear
•Whittier • cottier • Ostia
•consortia, courtier
•protea • Yakutia • frontier • Althea
•Anthea • Parthia
•Pythia, stichomythia
•Carinthia, Cynthia
•forsythia • Scythia • clothier • salvia
•Latvia • Yugoslavia • envier
•Flavia, Moldavia, Moravia, Octavia, paviour (US pavior), Scandinavia, Xavier
•Bolivia, Livia, Olivia, trivia
•Sylvia • Guinevere • Elzevir
•Monrovia, Segovia
•Retrovir • effluvia • colloquia
•Goodyear • yesteryear • brassiere
•Abkhazia
•Anastasia, aphasia, brazier, dysphasia, dysplasia, euthanasia, fantasia, Frazier, glazier, grazier, gymnasia, Malaysia
•amnesia, anaesthesia (US anesthesia), analgesia, freesia, Indonesia, Silesia, synaesthesia
•artemisia, Kirghizia, Tunisia
•ambrosia, crozier, hosier, osier, symposia
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"Moldavia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Moldavia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Moldavia.html "Moldavia." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Moldavia.html |
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