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Moravia

/mɔˈɹeɪvi.ə/ · name

Meaning

  1. A historic region in the eastern Czech Republic.

Etymology / origin

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.

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