Moldavia

Eastern European territory

Moldavia is a historical region in Eastern Europe, now divided between Romania and the Republic of Moldova.

The name persists in historical contexts and sometimes as an informal reference to Moldova: the principality of Moldavia, Moldavian wines.

The adjective Moldavian applies to both the historical region and modern Moldova.

historical

principality

Noble-ruled territory

  • RomaniaSoutheastern European nation
  • OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
  • vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate

suzerainty · boyar · medieval · Danube · Dniester · autonomy · tributary · monastery · chronicles

former countries

Transylvania

Romanian historical region

  • PrussiaFormer German kingdom
  • BohemiaCentral European historical region
  • MoraviaCentral European historical region

Yugoslavia · Czechoslovakia · Galicia · Serbia · Montenegro · Bulgaria · Ottoman Empire · Austria-Hungary · Byzantine · Crimean Khanate

Opposites
romanian historical regions

MoldaviaTransylvania

Romanian historical region

Austria-Hungary · Galicia

GEOPOLITICAL ORIENTATION (for Bessarabia/Moldova portion)

MoldaviaRussia

Eurasian federation, largest country

Russian Empire · Soviet Union · Romania

Family

Moldova, Moldovan, Moldovans

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G