Wallachia

or Wa·la·chi·a

[ wo-ley-kee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldova to form Romania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). : Bucharest.

Wallachia

/ wɒˈleɪkɪə /

The revolution in Wallachia ended in the flight of the prince and the establishment of a provincial government.

Shortly afterward he rejected the whole paper, and the Russian troops remained in Wallachia.

If he broke with Napoleon he might even lose Moldavia and Wallachia, and realize nothing further.

Both Wallachia and Moldavia continued under the protection of Turkey, and were permitted to enjoy their former privileges.

In the fourteenth century a considerable body settled in Wallachia, Hungary, and the island of Cyprus.

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