Romania, (1) the name given by the Venetians to the eastern part of the Morea, whence the capital was called Napoli di Romania (see NAUPLIA).—(2) Roumelia (q.v.) was sometimes called Romania.
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Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 8: Peasant to Eoumelia, p. 778
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