- Walachia
- or Wallachia geographical name region S Romania between the Transylvanian Alps & the Danube; includes Muntenia & Oltenia; chief city Bucharest • Walachian or Wallachian adjective or noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Walachia
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