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- noun A person from
Wallachia or of Wallachiandescent . - adjective Of or pertaining to
Wallachia .
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Examples
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He met with two defeats – the Albanians stopped him from entering the Italian Peninsula and a Wallachian noble by the name of Vlad Tepes (the original Dracula) stopped him from taking over his lands in modern Romania.
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The real-life 15th century Wallachian ruler, famously the inspiration for Bram Stoker's book "Dracula," may not be portrayed in the film as a vampire, but his connection to the mythology cannot really be ignored.
Summit Looks To ‘Twilight’ Roots For Brad Pitt’s ‘Vlad’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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"Vlad" will depict the full life of the Wallachian prince, through all his battles with the Ottoman Empire and the development of his mythological notoriety as Vlad the Impaler.
Sorry ‘Twilight’ Fans: ‘Vlad’ Won’t Play With Vampires » MTV Movies Blog 2009
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It has long been assumed that Dracula was modeled after Vlad Tepes, a Wallachian lord who earned the nickname Drakula by his people and who impaled thousands of Turks.
Five Reasons Count Dracula was Really an Irishman | myFiveBest 2009
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Snagov is the site of a beautiful monastery known as the burial place of Vlad Ţepeş, or Vlad the Impaler, a brutal 15th century Wallachian prince who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Alan Elsner: Trial and Execution: The Dramatic Deaths of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu 2009
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German and Austrian troops advanced on Rumania in September of 1916, but the Rumanians dug in and managed to hold on to the mountain passes, which protected the Wallachian Plain, where the oil production was concentrated.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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That hope faded by November 17, when the Germans succeeded in breaking through the Rumanian resistance in the mountain passes and began pouring down through the mountains and across the Wallachian Plain.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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German and Austrian troops advanced on Rumania in September of 1916, but the Rumanians dug in and managed to hold on to the mountain passes, which protected the Wallachian Plain, where the oil production was concentrated.
The Prize Daniel Yergin 2008
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"Wallachia is a real place with real people and real history," says Tomas Harabis, creator and "foreign minister" of the Wallachian Kingdom.
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"Wallachia is a real place with real people and real history," says Tomas Harabis, creator and "foreign minister" of the Wallachian Kingdom.
Archive 2008-10-01 2008
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