Moldovan
Encyclopedia
Moldovan and Moldavian refer to something of, from, or related to Moldova
, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe
, or the region of Moldavia
, which currently spans 8 north-eastern counties of Romania
, the Republic of Moldova, and small parts of Ukraine
(Chernivtsi oblast
and Budjak
). It may also refer to:
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
, or the region of Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
, which currently spans 8 north-eastern counties of Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, the Republic of Moldova, and small parts of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
(Chernivtsi oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine, bordering on Romania and Moldova. It has a large variety of landforms: the Carpathian Mountains and picturesque hills at the foot of the mountains gradually change to a broad partly forested plain situated between the Dniester and Prut rivers....
and Budjak
Budjak
Budjak or Budzhak is a historical region in the Odessa Oblast of Ukraine. Lying along the Black Sea between the Danube and Dniester rivers this multiethnic region was the southern part of Bessarabia...
). It may also refer to:
- Moldovan cuisine
- MoldovansMoldovansMoldovans or Moldavians are the largest population group of Moldova...
(also rendered as Moldavians), the identity group forming the majority population of Moldova - Moldovan languageMoldovan languageMoldovan is one of the names of the Romanian language as spoken in the Republic of Moldova, where it is official. The spoken language of Moldova is closer to the dialects of Romanian spoken in northeastern Romania, and the two countries share the same literary standard...
(also Moldavian), one of the names of the official language of Moldova - Moldavian subdialect of RomanianMoldavian subdialect of RomanianThe Moldavian subdialect is one of the several subdialects of the Romanian language...
(speech/variety), one of several varieties of Romanian language - Moldovan (surname)Moldovan (surname)Moldovan or Moldovanu is a common surname in Romania and Moldova. It may refer to any of the following:-People named Moldovan:* Aleksandr Mikhailovich Moldovan , a Bukovina-born Ukrainian-Russian linguist * Corneliu Moldovan, Romanian writer...
, a common surname in Romania and Moldova - Moldavian AirlinesMoldavian AirlinesMoldavian Airlines is an airline based at Chişinău in Moldova. It operates scheduled international services from Chişinău to destinations in Europe...
, an airline based in Chişinău, Moldova - Moldovan, a folk dance from CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
See also
- List of all pages beginning with "Moldovan"
- List of all pages beginning with "Moldavian"