Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova, is a country in southeastern Europe. Moldova or Moldavia may also refer to: Places Historical Moldavia, a geographic and historical region, and former principality in Eastern Europe (1346–1859) Moldavia (region of Romania), one of the four historical regions in contemporary Romania Moldavian Democratic Republic, a short-lived state (1917–1918) Moldavian ASSR, an autonomous Soviet republic within Ukrainian SSR (1924–1940) Moldavian SSR, a republic of the Soviet Union (1940–1941 / 1944–1991) Other places Moldova Nouă, a town in Caraș-Severin County, Romania Moldova, Estonia, a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia Moldova (river), a river in eastern Romania Ships RMS Moldavia, British steam ship, as HMS Moldavia sunk during World War I MV Anne Scan, a Slovenian-built cargo ship also known as Moldavia Other uses Moldova (newspaper), a Romanian newspaper in the 1930s Editura Moldova, a Moldovan publishing house; See List of Romanian-language publishers 2419 Moldavia, an asteroid discovered in 1974 See also Moldavians (disambiguation) Moldovan (disambiguation) Moldava (disambiguation) Moldau (disambiguation)