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–noun

official name of Moldavia (def. 2).

—Related forms

Mol·do·van, adjective, noun

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A country of eastern Europe bordering on Romania. Comprised of lands acquired by Russia from the historical region of Moldavia in 1791, 1793, and 1812 and (after 1940) part of Bessarabia, it was established as an autonomous republic of the USSR in 1924 and became a constituent republic in 1940, known as the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Moldova declared its independence in 1991. Chişināu is the capital and the largest city. Population: 4,470,000.

Mol·do'van adj. & n.

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moldova
noun
a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet but achieved independence in 1991

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Moldova [(mol-doh-vuh)]

Republic in eastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine to the north and east, the Black Sea to the south, and Romania to the west. Its capital and largest city is Kishinev.