Moldavia (rumincha: Moldova, or Țara Moldovei, ommalashgan nomi " Moldaviya mamlakati"; Rumin kirillchasida: Молдова yoki Цара Мѡлдовєй; Andoza:Lang-chu; grekcha: Ἡγεμονία τῆς Μολδαβίας) tarixiy viloyat va rasmiy principality Markaziyda va Sharqiy Yevropa,[1][2][3] corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester River. An initially independent and later autonomous state, it existed from the 14th century to 1859, when it united with Wallachia (Țara Românească) as the basis of the modern Romanian state; at various times, Moldavia included the regions of Bessarabia (with the Budjak), all of Bukovina and Hertsa. The region of Pokuttya was also part of it for a period of time.

The western half of Moldavia is now part of Romania, the eastern side belongs to the Republic of Moldova, and the northern and southeastern parts are territories of Ukraine.

Name and etymology

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The original and short-lived reference to the region was Bogdania, after Bogdan I, the founding figure of the principality. The names Moldavia and Moldova are derived from the name of the Moldova River; however, the etymology is not known and there are several variants:[4][5]

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  2. Klaus Peter Berger. The Creeping Codification of the New Lex Mercatoria. Kluwer Law International B.V., 1 January 2010 — 132–-bet. ISBN 978-90-411-3179-9. 
  3. Radu, Sageata (February 2015). "România – Ţară Central-Europeană". Revista Română de Geografie Politică. IV. 15-20. ISSN 2065-1619. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282286375. 
  4. „Where did the name Moldova come from?“. 2010-yil 27-yanvarda asl nusxadan arxivlangan.
  5. „Carpathian Mountains | Fast Travel“ (2020-yil 3-noyabr). 2011-yil 19-sentyabrda asl nusxadan arxivlangan.