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Wallachia

Pronunciation: /wɒˈleɪkɪə/
(also Walachia)
Definition of Wallachia
  • a former principality of SE Europe, between the Danube and the Transylvanian Alps. In 1861 it was united with Moldavia to form Romania.

Derivatives

Wallachian

adjective & noun

Origin:

based on a variant of Vlach

Wallachia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Wallachia in the US English dictionary
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