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Moldova

(Encyclopedia)Moldova mld´v [key], officially Republic of Moldova, republic (2015 est. pop. 4,066,000), c.13,000 sq mi (33,670 sq km). Chiinu (formerly Kishinev) is the capital and largest city. Land and...

Trans-Dniester Region

(Encyclopedia)Trans-Dniester Region or Transnistria, region (2004 preliminary pop. 555,000), E Moldova, between the Dniester River and the Ukrainian border. A narrow territory some 120 mi (195 km) long but barely 2...

Kishinev

(Encyclopedia)Kishinev: see Chiinu, Moldova.

Bendery

(Encyclopedia)Bendery or Bender: see Tighina, Moldova.

Dniester

(Encyclopedia)Dniester n´str [key], Ukr. Dnister, Moldovan Nistru, Rus. Dnestr, Rom. Nistrul, Turk. Turla, river, c.850 mi (1,370 km) long, forming part of the border between Ukraine and Moldova. It rises in t...

Tiraspol

(Encyclopedia)Tiraspol tyr´spôl [key], city (1995 est. pop. 203,870), Trans-Dniester Region, E Moldova, on the Dniester River. It has diversified light industries, including the production of foodstuffs, furn...

Belcy

(Encyclopedia)Belcy blt´s [key], Rus. Beltsy, city (1996 est. pop. 159,420), in Moldova. A river and railroad junction, its manufactures include foodstuffs, agricultural machinery, and furniture. The city was ...

Chiinu

(Encyclopedia)Chiinu kshnou´ [key], formerly Kishinevksh´nf [key], city (1996 est. pop. 735,229), capital of Moldova, on the Byk River, a tributary of the Dniester. Major industries include food...

Romanian language

(Encyclopedia)Romanian language, member of the Romance group of the Italic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Romance languages). It is spoken by about 22 million people in Romania, where it is...

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