[maw-rey-vee-uh, -rah-, moh-; for 1 also Italian maw-rah-vyah] /mɔˈreɪ vi ə, -ˈrɑ-, moʊ-; for 1 also Italian mɔˈrɑ vyɑ/
noun
1.
Alberto
[ahl-ber-taw] /ɑlˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alberto Pincherle)1907–90, Italian writer.
2.
Czech Morava. German Mähren. a region in the E Czech Republic: former province of Austria.
British Dictionary definitions for Moravia
Moravia1
/məˈreɪvɪə; mɒ-/
noun
1.
a region of the Czech Republic around the Morava River, bounded by the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, the Sudeten Mountains, and the W Carpathians: became a separate Austrian crownland in 1848; part of Czechoslovakia 1918–92; valuable mineral resources Czech name Morava German name Mähren
Moravia2
/Italian moˈraːvja/
noun
1.
Alberto (alˈbɛrto), pen name of Alberto Pincherle. 1907–90, Italian novelist and short-story writer: his works include The Time of Indifference (1929), The Woman of Rome (1949), The Lie (1966), and Erotic Tales (1985)
Word Origin and History for Moravia
region in central Europe, Medieval Latin, named for River Morva (German March, Latin Marus), which runs through it.