Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe) · Moldova, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova)
eş: République de Moldavie, Moldova, RSS de Moldavie, RSSAM
Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: República da Moldávia; capital and largest city: Quixinau) · Moldova, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova)
(historical) Moldavia (a former principality in Eastern Europe, which occupied a region now made up of the country of Moldova and northeastern Romania) · synonym of Moldova: Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe)
Moldova (a country in Eastern Europe; official name: Republica Moldova) · Moldova (a river in Romania) · Moldova, Western Moldavia (a region in eastern Romania adjacent to the country of Moldova, once part of the principality of Moldova)
köken: Of unclear origin. The suffix -ova is probably of Slavic origin. Theories about the first element: * It is possibly ultimately from Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌻𐌳𐌰 (mulda, “dust, mud”) (possibly Moldavia); compare the river Mulde in Germany and Moldau, the German name of the river Vltava, which may be of related origin. * Alternatively, it may be related to Romanian molid (“spruce”), though the loss of the i in…