Moldova

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Moldova

/mɒlˈdəʊ.və/ UK
/ˈmɒl.də.və/ UK
/mɑlˈdoʊ.və/ US
/mɔl-/ US
/mɑlˈdoʊ.və/ US, cot caught merger
/mɔlˈdo.və/ Scotland
/mɒlˈdoː.və/ Wales

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Unclear; see Romanian Moldova for theories.

proper noun Moldava · Moldavia · Moldovia

A country in Eastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Moldova. Capital and largest city: Chișinău. Romania has been downgraded to a "hybrid regime" in the 2024 Democracy Index published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) on Thursday, February 27. Its score dropped from 6.45 to 5.99, pushing it out of the "flawed democracy" category and down 12 places to rank 72nd globally, between Moldova a
A region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova.
Similar: Moldavia, Romanian Moldavia, Western Moldavia
A river in Romania.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: moldavia, transnistria, monaco, moldavian, morocco, moldovan, bissau, maldives, country, mount, lucia, moldovans, chișinău, chisinau, kishinev, romania

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name country

Español	Moldavia, Moldova
한국어	몰도바 Moldoba, 몰다비아 Moldabia
日本語	モルドバ Morudoba, モルドヴァ Morudova, モルダビア Morudabia
中文	摩爾多瓦 /摩尔多瓦 Mó'ěrduōwǎ, 摩爾達維亞 /摩尔达维亚 Mó'ěrdáwéiyǎ
हिन्दी	मोल्दोवा moldovā
Kiswahili	Moldova
Português	Moldávia, Moldova
Français	Moldavie, Moldova
Deutsch	Moldawien, Moldau, Moldova
Italiano	Moldova, Moldavia, Moldovia
Ελληνικά	Μολδαβία Moldavía
Română	Moldova
Русский	Молдо́ва Moldóva, Молда́вия Moldávija
Tiếng Việt	Môn-đô-va
العربية	مُولْدُوفَا mūldūfā, مُولْدَافِيَا mūldāfiyā
עברית	מוֹלְדוֹבָה moldova, מוֹלְדַּבְיָה moldávya

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@misc{moldova_2026,
  title = {Moldova},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moldova},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}