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—Wallachian, adj., n./wo lay"kee euh/, n.a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldavia (Moldova) to form Rumania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). Cap.: Bucharest.Also, Walachia.
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