Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moldavia

/mɒlˈdeɪvi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables: mol-davia
IPA: /mɒlˈdeɪvi.ə/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania.

name

Moldavia, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova).

name

Nonstandard form of Moldova.

Example Sentences

"In Moldavia, a young Leonid Brezhnev orchestrated the postwar subjugation of the newly annexed Romanian territory, ordering thousands of executions and shipping off 30,000 people to Siberian labor camps."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɒlˈdeɪvi.ə/

Phrases

Romanian Moldavia Western Moldavia

Frequently Paired Words

Moldova Wallachia

Rhymes With

scandinavia octavia batavia pavia saravia bonavia hevia flavia moravia belgravia

Questions

How do you pronounce moldavia?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɒlˈdeɪvi.ə/.
What does moldavia mean?: A former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania.

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