Moravia

See also: Moràvia and Morávia

English

Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin Moravia, which is named after River Morava, (German March, Latin Marus), the main river of the land. The water's name is in all likelihood derived ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔˈɹeɪvi.ə/, /məˈɹeɪvi.ə/

Proper noun

Moravia

  1. A historical region in the eastern Czech Republic.

Derived terms

Translations

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moˈɾabja/ [moˈɾa.β̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -abja
  • Syllabification: Mo‧ra‧via

Proper noun

Moravia f

  1. Moravia
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