Moravia

Mo·ra·vi·a
M3O1R1A1V4I1A1
/mɔˈɹeɪvi.ə//məˈɹeɪvi.ə/

proper noun

A historic region in the eastern Czech Republic.

OriginMedieval Latin Moravia ← Proto-Indo-European *móri →
Less commonScrabble 12
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Morauia

  1. A historic region in the eastern Czech Republic.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mer-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*móri
  3. Medieval LatinMoravia
  4. EnglishMoravia

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Moravia, which is named after River Morava, (German March, Latin Marus), the main river of the land. The water's name is in all likelihood derived ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

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Translations

Afrikaans Morawië
  • Morawiëhistorical region
Arabic مُورَافِيَا
  • مُورَافِيَا (mūrāfiyā)historical region
Basque Moravia
  • Moraviahistorical region
Bengali মোরাভিয়া
  • মোরাভিয়া (mōrabhiẏa)historical region
Bulgarian Мора́вия
  • Мора́вия (Morávija)historical region
Catalan Moràvia
  • Moràviahistorical region
Chinese Mandarin 摩拉維亞 /摩拉维亚
  • 摩拉維亞 /摩拉维亚 (Mólāwéiyà)historical region
Czech Morava
  • Moravahistorical region
Danish Mähren, Mæhren
  • Mährenhistorical region
  • Mæhrenhistorical region
Dutch Moravië
  • Moraviëhistorical region
Esperanto Moravio
  • Moraviohistorical region
Finnish Määri
  • Määrihistorical region
French Moravie
  • Moraviehistorical region
German Mähren, Morawien
  • Mährenhistorical region
  • Morawienhistorical region
Greek Μοραβία
  • Μοραβία (Moravía)historical region
Hungarian Morvaország
  • Morvaországhistorical region
Icelandic Mæri
  • Mærihistorical region
Irish an Mhoráiv
  • an Mhoráivhistorical region
Italian Moravia
  • Moraviahistorical region
Japanese モラビア
  • モラビアhistorical region
Korean 모라비아
  • 모라비아historical region
Latin Moravia
  • Moraviahistorical region
Latvian Morāvija
  • Morāvijahistorical region
Lithuanian Moravija
  • Moravijahistorical region
Malay Moravia
  • Moraviahistorical region
Norwegian Mähren
  • Mährenhistorical region
Polish Morawy
  • Morawyhistorical region
Portuguese Morávia
  • Moráviahistorical region
Romanian Moravia
  • Moraviahistorical region
Russian Мора́вия
  • Мора́вия (Morávija)historical region
Slovak Morava
  • Moravahistorical region
Spanish Moravia
  • Moraviahistorical region
Swedish Mähren
  • Mährenhistorical region
Thai มอเรเวีย
  • มอเรเวีย (mɔɔ-ree-wiia)historical region
Turkish Moravya
  • Moravyahistorical region
Ukrainian Мора́вія
  • Мора́вія (Morávija)historical region
Vietnamese Morava, Moravia
  • Moravahistorical region
  • Moraviahistorical region
Welsh Morafia
  • Morafiahistorical region

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Moravia

ScandinaviabataviaOctaviaMoldaviaBelgraviaFlaviaSyldavia
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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