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Moldavian

[mol-dey-vee-uh n, -deyv-yuh n]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to Moldavia, its people, or their language.
noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Moldavia.
  2. a dialect of Romanian spoken in Moldavia and written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Origin of Moldavian

Moldavi(a) + -an
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  • The new Moldavian dance had become the topic of general discourse.

    Is He Popenjoy?

    Anthony Trollope

  • He had always appeared to me a singular being, this same Moldavian clerk.

    Lavengro

    George Borrow

  • It is singular enough that the only Moldavian I have known could not speak.

    The Romany Rye

    George Borrow

  • I have known a Moldavian who could not speak, but he was not born dumb.

    The Romany Rye

    George Borrow

  • The Moldavian Carpathians have maximum elevations of about 7,500 feet and are the most extensively forested part of the country.

    Area Handbook for Romania

    Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

British Dictionary definitions for moldavian

Moldavian

adjective, noun
  1. another name for Moldovan
adjective
  1. of or relating to the former E European principality of Moldavia or its inhabitants
noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Moldavia
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Word Origin and History for moldavian

Moldavian

c.1600 (n.); 1760 (adj.), from Moldavia + -ian.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper