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Aromanian

[ ar-oh-mey-nee-uhn ]

noun

  1. a Romance language closely related to Romanian, spoken by scattered communities throughout the Balkans.
  2. a member of the ethnic group traditionally speaking Aromanian.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Aromanians or their language.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Aromanian1

First recorded in 1910–15; from Vlach Aromâni, a self-designation; the initial A is characteristic of some dialects of Aromanian; the word ultimately derives from Latin Rōmānī “Romans”; Romania ( def ); Vlach ( def )

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