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Moldova

[mawl-doh-vuh]

noun

  1. Formerly Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic,.Formerly Moldavia.a republic in southeastern Europe: formed in 1940 from the former republic of Moldavia and the ceded Romanian territory of Bessarabia. 13,100 sq. mi. (33,929 sq. km). Kishinev.



Moldova

/ ɒˈəʊə /

noun

  1. Also called: Moldavia.a republic in SE Europe: comprising the E part of the former principality of Moldavia, the E part of which (Bessarabia) was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940 and formed the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic until it gained independence in 1991; an agricultural region with many vineyards. Official language: Romanian. Religion: nonreligious and Christian. Currency: leu. Capital: Chişinǎu (Kishinev). Pop: 3 619 925 (2013 est). Area: 33 670 sq km (13 000 sq miles)

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Moldova

  1. Republic in eastern Europe, bordered by Ukraine to the north and east, the Black Sea to the south, and Romania to the west. Its capital and largest city is Kishinev.

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The Soviet Union took Moldova from Romania in 1940; most of its people speak Romanian.
This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.
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Other Word Forms

  • Moldovan adjective
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But Spalletti has since recalled him for the upcoming matches against Norway and Moldova.

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Within the past few years, it’s been used to create political deepfakes from Moldova to South Africa to the United States.

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He's also banned from two neighbouring countries because he claims part of Ukraine and all of Moldova belong to Romania.

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In neighbouring Moldova 87% of Romanians backed the mayor of Bucharest.

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Simion has been banned from Ukraine and Moldova for calling for territory there to be part of Romania.

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