Main Entry: Mol·do·va

Pronunciation: \mäl-ˈdō-və, mȯl-\

Function: geographical name

country in E Moldavia region; formerly (as Moldavian Republic or Moldavia) a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; ∗ Chişinău area 13,012 square miles (33,701 square kilometers), population 4,362,000

— Mol·do·van \-vən\ noun or adjective