Wallachia

[ wo-ley-kee-uh ]

/ wɒˈleɪ ki ə /

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM Wallachia

Wal·la·chi·an, adjective, noun

In that year also Stephen again defeated Radu and completely overran Wallachia.

Roumania Past and Present |James Samuelson
Wallachia and Moldavia successively fell into the hands of the Russians.

The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay |Lord Eversley
I must go forth into a country where nobody understands our language,—to Wallachia or Little Russia.

Peter the Priest |Mr Jkai
Hospodar, a title once borne by the kings of Poland and the governors of Moldavia and Wallachia.

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia |Edited by Rev. James Wood

But threatened by Rudolph and by the Poles, he was glad to escape into Wallachia.

Roumania Past and Present |James Samuelson

Wallachia

/ (wɒˈleɪkɪə) /

a variant spelling of Walachia