Dacia

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UK/ˈdeɪsɪə/UK/ˈdeɪʃə/

proper noun

An ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.

OriginLatin Dacia ← Ancient Greek Δάοι →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An ancient region and former kingdom located in the area now known as Romania. The Dacian kingdom was conquered by the Romans and later named Romania after them.
  2. An automobile company based in Romania, Dacia.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΔάοι
  2. LatinDacia
  3. EnglishDacia

Borrowed from Latin Dacia, from Ancient Greek Δάοι (Dáoi), Δακοί (Dakoí).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δακία
  • Δακία (Dakía)ancient kingdom and Roman province
Arabic دَاقِيَة
  • دَاقِيَة (dāqiya)ancient kingdom and Roman province
Bulgarian Да́кия, Да́чия
  • Да́кия (Dákija)ancient kingdom and Roman province
  • Да́чия (Dáčija)automobile
Catalan Dàcia
  • Dàciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Chinese Mandarin 達基亞 /达基亚, 達契亞 /达契亚
  • 達基亞 /达基亚 (Dájīyà)ancient kingdom and Roman province
  • 達契亞 /达契亚 (Dáqìyà)ancient kingdom and Roman province
  • 達契亞 /达契亚 (Dáqìyà)automobile
Czech Dácie
  • Dácieancient kingdom and Roman province
Danish Dakien
  • Dakienancient kingdom and Roman province
Dutch Dacië
  • Daciëancient kingdom and Roman province
Esperanto Dakio
  • Dakioancient kingdom and Roman province
Estonian Daakia
  • Daakiaancient kingdom and Roman province
Finnish Daakia
  • Daakiaancient kingdom and Roman province
French Dacie
  • Dacieancient kingdom and Roman province
German Dacien
  • Dacienancient kingdom and Roman province
Greek Δακία
  • Δακία (Dakía)ancient kingdom and Roman province
Hawaiian Dakia
  • Dakiaancient kingdom and Roman province
Hebrew דאקיה
  • דאקיהancient kingdom and Roman province
Hindi डेसिया
  • डेसिया (ḍesiyā)ancient kingdom and Roman province
Hungarian Dacia
  • Daciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Irish an Dáicia
  • an Dáiciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Italian Dacia
  • Daciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Japanese ダキア
  • ダキア (Dakia)ancient kingdom and Roman province
Korean 다키아
  • 다키아 (Dakia)ancient kingdom and Roman province
Latvian Dāķija, Dākija
  • Dāķijaancient kingdom and Roman province
  • Dākijaancient kingdom and Roman province
Lithuanian Dakija
  • Dakijaancient kingdom and Roman province
Malay Dacia
  • Daciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Norwegian Bokmål Dakia
  • Dakiaancient kingdom and Roman province
Polish Dacja
  • Dacjaancient kingdom and Roman province
Portuguese Dácia
  • Dáciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Romanian Dacia
  • Daciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Russian Да́кия
  • Да́кия (Dákija)ancient kingdom and Roman province
Slovak Dácia
  • Dáciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Spanish Dacia
  • Daciaancient kingdom and Roman province
Swedish Dakien
  • Dakienancient kingdom and Roman province
Turkish Daçya
  • Daçyaancient kingdom and Roman province
Ukrainian Да́кія
  • Да́кія (Dákija)ancient kingdom and Roman province

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cadia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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