Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or relating to Moldavia, a former principality of eastern Europe, now forming part of the kingdom of Rumania.
- noun A native or an inhabitant of Moldavia.
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- noun An inhabitant of the Republic of
Moldova . - noun historical An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of
Moldavia . - proper noun The official name of the language spoken in the Republic of
Moldova . In its spoken form, it is technically the same as theRomanian language , though it is generally written inCyrillic . - adjective Relating to the
country ofMoldova . - adjective Relating to the former Principality of
Moldavia . - adjective Relating to the Moldavian language.
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Examples
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In October he was seized with what he called Moldavian fever, a disease which came, he said, from the swamps of the Danube, and ravaged the Odessa district and the steppes; and again he became dangerously ill.
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People who used to watch the 80s prime-time soap Dynasty will recall the Moldavian Wedding Massacre, which is how I desperately want FOOB to end.
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A variety of cat-mint called Moldavian balm is used in
Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs Anonymous
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They point to the fact that Moldavian, which is the official language of Moldova, is really Romanian and other such facts.
GlobalResearch.ca 2009
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The show has even managed to turn muddy, miserable World War I into the trendiest conflict since the Moldavian massacre on Dynasty.
Isn't It Romantic? Romance Author Teresa Medeiros On Downton Abbey 2012
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Gary Brolsma decided to make a video of himself lip-syncing and dancing to this top Moldavian hit.
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So maybe the Brit, Neil Sankey can succeed where the Russian immigrant (from the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic) has failed, bring it on.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » We are all Roger Ailes now 2010
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And when it's Russians dressed up as faux Australian aborigines or Americans ice dancing a Moldavian folk dance, it's REALLY not a sport.
Winter Olympics grrm 2010
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Welcome to the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, a banana-shaped slice of the former Soviet Union struggling for its independence on the new front line between East and West.
In This Tiny Land, Some Wish They Were Back in the U.S.S.R. Gordon Fairclough 2011
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And when it's Russians dressed up as faux Australian aborigines or Americans ice dancing a Moldavian folk dance, it's REALLY not a sport.
Winter Olympics grrm 2010
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