Bogdania

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proper noun

Moldavia, Great Wallachia, the territory between Transylvania and the Dniester north of Wallachia and south of Lithuania, conquered by the Ottomans in 1512

OriginProto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalMoldavia, Great Wallachia, the territory between Transylvania and the Dniester north of Wallachia and south of Lithuania, conquered by the Ottomans in 1512

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*Bogъdanъ
  2. EnglishBogdania

From Bogdan I of Moldavia, founder of a dynasty, from Proto-Slavic *Bogъdanъ.

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Translations

Arabic بُغْدَان
  • بُغْدَان (buḡdān)the territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
Bulgarian Богдания
  • Богдания (Bogdanija)the territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
French Bogdanie, Bogdanie Noire
  • Bogdaniethe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
  • Bogdanie Noirethe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
German Bogdania, Bogdanien
  • Bogdaniathe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
  • Bogdanienthe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
Latin Bogdania, Bogdania Nigra
  • Bogdaniathe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
  • Bogdania Nigrathe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
  • Nigra Bogdaniathe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
Russian Богдания
  • Богдания (Bogdanija)the territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
Turkish Boğdan, Kara Boğdan
  • Boğdanthe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia
  • Kara Boğdanthe territory between Transylvania and the Dniester — see also Moldavia

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Bogdania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogdania

MLA

“Bogdania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogdania. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bogdania,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bogdania.

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