Meanings
proper noun
alternative Walachia
- A historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, now part of southern Romania.
- A cultural region in northeast Moravia, in the Czech Republic; in full, Moravian Wallachia.
Origin
- RomanianValahia
- RomanianValahia
- EnglishWallachia
Borrowed from Romanian Valahia. Related to Vlach, -ia.
More words from Romanian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اَلأَفْلَاق
- اَلأَفْلَاق (al-ʔaflāq)region in Romania
Basque Valakia
- Valakiaregion in Romania
Bulgarian Влашко
- Влашко (Vlaško)region in Romania
Catalan Valàquia
- Valàquiaregion in Romania
Chinese Mandarin 瓦拉幾亞 /瓦拉几亚
- 瓦拉幾亞 /瓦拉几亚 (wǎlājīyà)region in Romania
Czech Valašsko, Valašsko
- Valašskoregion in Romania
- Valašskoregion in Moravia
Danish Valakiet
- Valakietregion in Romania
Dutch Walachije
- Walachijeregion in Romania
Esperanto Valaĥio
- Valaĥioregion in Romania
Estonian Valahhia
- Valahhiaregion in Romania
Finnish Valakia
- Valakiaregion in Romania
French Valachie
- Valachieregion in Romania
German Walachei, Mährische Walachei
- Walacheiregion in Romania
- Mährische Walacheiregion in Moravia
Greek Βλαχία
- Βλαχία (Vlachía)region in Romania
Hebrew ולאכיה
- ולאכיהregion in Romania
Hindi वलाकिया
- वलाकिया (valākiyā)region in Romania
Hungarian Havasalföld
- Havasalföldregion in Romania
Italian Valacchia
- Valacchiaregion in Romania
Japanese ワラキア
- ワラキア (warakia)region in Romania
Korean 왈라키아
- 왈라키아 (wallakia)region in Romania
Latvian Valahija
- Valahijaregion in Romania
Lithuanian Valakija
- Valakijaregion in Romania
Norwegian Bokmål Valakia
- Valakiaregion in Romania
Persian والاشی, افلاخونیه
- والاشی (vâlâši)region in Romania
- افلاخونیه (eflâxuniye)region in Romania
Polish Wołoszczyzna
- Wołoszczyznaregion in Romania
Portuguese Valáquia
- Valáquiaregion in Romania
Romanian Țara Românească, Valahia
- Țara Româneascăregion in Romania
- Valahiaregion in Romania
Russian Вала́хия, Вала́хия
- Вала́хия (Valáxija)region in Romania
- Вала́хия (Valáxija)region in Moravia
Slovak Valašsko, Valašsko
- Valašskoregion in Romania
- Valašskoregion in Moravia
Spanish Valaquia
- Valaquiaregion in Romania
Swedish Valakiet
- Valakietregion in Romania
Turkish Eflak
- Eflakregion in Romania
Ukrainian Воло́щина
- Воло́щина (Volóščyna)region in Romania
Welsh Walachia
- Walachiaregion in Romania
Cite this entry
APA
Wallachia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallachia
MLA
“Wallachia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallachia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wallachia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wallachia.
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