Moesia

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UK/ˈmiːsi.ə/US/miːʃi.ə/US/ˈmiːʒə/

proper noun

An ancient region and later former Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube river, mainly in what is now Bulgaria and Serbia.

OriginLatin Moesia ← Ancient Greek Μοισία →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative archaic Mœsia

  1. historicalAn ancient region and later former Roman province situated in the Balkans, along the south bank of the Danube river, mainly in what is now Bulgaria and Serbia.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΜοισία
  2. LatinMoesia
  3. EnglishMoesia

From Latin Moesia, from Ancient Greek Μοισία (Moisía).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Μοισία
  • Μοισία (Moisía)an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Bulgarian Ми́зия
  • Ми́зия (Mízija)an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Catalan Mèsia
  • Mèsiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Chinese Mandarin 默西亚
  • 默西亚 (Mòxīyà)an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
French Mésie
  • Mésiean ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
German Mösien, Moesia
  • Mösienan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
  • Moesiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Greek Μοισία
  • Μοισία (Moisía)an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Hungarian Moesia
  • Moesiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Italian Mesia
  • Mesiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Latin Moesia
  • Moesiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Portuguese Mésia, Moésia
  • Mésiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
  • Moésiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Romanian Moesia
  • Moesiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Russian Мёзия
  • Мёзия (Mjózija)an ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Spanish Mesia
  • Mesiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Turkish Moesia
  • Moesiaan ancient region and later Roman province situated in the Balkans
Cite this entry
APA

Moesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moesia

MLA

“Moesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moesia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moesia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moesia.

Source: Moesia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.