Moldova
Syllabification: (Mol·do·va)
Pronunciation: /məlˈdōvə/
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Definition of Moldova
- a landlocked country in southeastern Europe, between Romania and Ukraine; population 4,320,700 (est. 2009); capital, Chişinău; languages, Moldavian (official) and Russian;. Also called Moldavia.
A constituent republic of the former Soviet Union, Moldova was formed from territory ceded by Romania in 1940. It became independent as a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States in 1991