Moldavian

American  

[mol-dey-vee-uhn, -deyv-yuhn] / mɒlˈdeɪ vi ən, -ˈdeɪv yən /

adjective

1. Moldovan.

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noun

1. Moldovan.

2. a dialect of Romanian spoken in Moldavia and written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Moldavian British  

/ mɒlˈdeɪvɪən /

adjective

1. another name for Moldovan

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adjective

1. of or relating to the former E European principality of Moldavia or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Moldavia

Etymology

Origin of Moldavian

Moldavi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

The unrecognized state, officially named the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, has its own currency and flag.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

Later, they studied together in Jerusalem with the Moldavian painter Leonid Balaklav, whose postimpressionist style influenced them both.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2021

She was born in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1977 and is Viennese trained.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2019

However, there are three official languages: Russian, Ukrainian and Moldavian.

From Economist • Nov. 19, 2013

And well it might, considering the bottles of fine Moldavian the tale would be worth, not to mention the halo of importance it cast around him!

From For the Right by Franzos, Karl Emil