Wallachia
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Wal·la·chi·a 
[wo-ley-kee-uh] Pronunciation Key
[wo-ley-kee-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldavia (Moldova) to form Romania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest. |
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| Wal·la·chi·a also Wa·la·chi·a
(wə-lā'kē-ə, wŏ-) Pronunciation Key
A historical region of southeast Romania between the Transylvanian Alps and the Danube River. Founded as a principality c. 1290, it was ruled by Turkey from 1387 until it was united with Moldavia to form Romania (1861). Wal·la'chi·an adj. & n. |
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