[kish-uh-nef, -nawf; Russ. kyi-shi-nyawf] 
| a city in and the capital of Moldavia (Moldova), in the central part. 503,000. |
[mol-dey-vee-uh, -vyuh] | 1. | a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy. |
| 2. | Official name, Moldova. Formerly, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in SE Europe: formed in 1940 from the former republic of Moldavia and the ceded Romanian territory of Bessarabia. 4,341,000, 13,100 sq. mi. (33,929 sq. km). Capital: Kishinev. |
| Chi·şi·nāu (kĭsh'ə-nou') The capital of Moldova, in the south-central part of the country northwest of Odessa, Ukraine. It was founded as a monastery center in the early 15th century. Population: 594,000. |
| Ki·shi·nev (kĭsh'ə-něf', -nôf', kyĭ'shĭ-nyôf') See Chişināu. |
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