Romanian

American  

[roh-mey-nee-uhn, ‑-meyn-yuhn] / roʊˈmeɪ ni ən, ‑ˈmeɪn jən /

Older Spellings, Rumanian,

noun

Romanians plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Romania.

2. the Romance language of Romania, spoken also in Moldova. Rom, Rom.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Romania, its inhabitants, or the language Romanian.

Romanian British  

/ rəʊˈmeɪnɪən /

noun

1. the official language of Romania, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family

2. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Romania

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adjective

1. relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Romania, its people, or their language

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• anti-Romanian
  adjective
• pro-Romanian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Romanians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Romanian

First recorded in 1825–30 for a rare older spelling; the current spelling, Romanian, was first recorded in 1845–50; Romania ( def. ) + -an ( def. )

Example Sentences

Raducanu achieved her first win against a top-20 opponent in over a year by eliminating Romanian world number 18 Sorana Cirstea 6-4 6-2.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

One drone operated by Ukraine exploded in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Paul Antschel was born in 1920 in Czernowitz, the old capital of Bukovina, which was once Austro-Hungarian, then Romanian, now Ukrainian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

On their return, Romanian prosecutor Rareș-Petru Stan spoke of the "major impact" the theft had had in his home country, and praised his Dutch colleagues for their "hard work and keeping the faith".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Why couldn’t Frankie have told Mr. Whitby we were German or Romanian?

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros