text: In the Middle Ages , Romanians lived in three distinct principalities : Wallachia ( â '' `` Romanian Land '' ) , Moldavia and Transylvania .
simplified: During the Middle Ages , Romanians were living in three different areas : Wallachia ( Romanian : Å cents ara RomÃ cents neascÄ â '' `` Romanian Land '' ) , Moldavia ( Romanian : Moldova ) , and Transylvania .