1. City in Iowa (USA); zip code 52571.
2. The eastern portion of the Czech Republic.
3. Village in New York (USA); zip code 13118.
(Czech Morava) Area of central Europe, forming two regions of the Czech Republic.
South Moravia (Czech Jihomoravský).
Area 15,030 sq km/5,802 sq mi.
Capital Brno.
Population (1991) 2,048,900.
North Moravia (Czech Severomoravský). /> Area 11,070 sq km/4,273 sq mi.
Capital Ostrava.
Population (1991) 1,961,500.
Features (n and s) river Morava; 25% forested.
Products corn, grapes, wine in the s; wheat, barley, rye, flax, sugar beet in the n; coal and iron.
History part of the Avar territory since the 6th century; conquered by Charlemagne’s Holy Roman Empire. In 874 the kingdom of Great Moravia was founded by the Slavic prince Sviatopluk, who ruled until 894. It was conquered by the Magyars 906, and became a fief of Bohemia 1029. It was passed to the Hapsburgs 1526, and became an Austrian crown land 1849.
It was incorporated in the new republic of Czechoslovakia 1918, forming a province until 1949. From 1960 it was divided into two administrative regions, North and South Moravia; part of the Czech Republic from 1993.

Pen name of Alberto Pincherle (1907-1991) Italian novelist. His first successful novel was Gli indifferenti/The Time of Indifference 1929, but its criticism of Mussolini’s regime led to the government censoring his work until after World War II. Later books include La romana/Woman of Rome 1947, La ciociara/Two Women 1957, and La noia/The Empty Canvas 1961, a study of an artist’s obsession with his model.