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Moldavian

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

adjective

  1. Moldovan.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Moldavia

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Moldavian

Moldavi(a) + -an

Example Sentences

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Parma chief of police Andrea Pagliaro told AFP the investigation centred around a gang of nine Moldavian suspects.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

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

Oswald's father had been wont to pass his winters in Vienna, but his younger, poorer brother had his winter quarters in the comparatively humble Moldavian town.

From 'Gloria Victis!' A Romance by Ossip Schubin

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