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Moravia

Moravia

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A historical region in the eastern part of the Czech Republic
  • proper noun
: Moravia
  • The craft of making and playing dulcimers was introduced to Texas from Moravia.
  • Moravia and Bohemia
  • Moravia, Silesia
  • Moravia and Slovakia

And from probably what's what's now Macedonia, they were sent N to Moravia to convert Czechs.

Examples

  • Representatives of German ship lines promoted emigration even in remote mountainous parts of Moravia.

    Academic text (1996)

  • All of the Czech Lands were once a part of Great Moravia, the first historical political state among the Slavs.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Yet throughout history, Moravia retained some measure of sovereignty.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Not just Czech, but the speech of his native village in Moravia.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Our friend, the ex-king of Moravia, drove me home.

    My Week with Marilyn (2011)

  • Moravia is so hugely important because Moravia was the first Slavic state.

  • Northern Moravia covers 7.0% of the country's area and has 12.3% of the total population.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Unlike German minorities in Poland, Bohemia, and Moravia, those in Hungary settled throughout much of the country.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Many of the Protestant immigrants to Texas were from Moravian Wallachia, the region of Moravia with the highest concentration of Protestants.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The region of Moravia is known for its beautiful landscapes and historic towns.

Surface Forms

Moravia main

Etymology

Moravia comes from the name of the river Morava, and that river name probably comes from an old word for 'water' or 'wet land'. So Moravia simply means the land by the Morava river, which explains why the region is named after the river.