Moldavian

[mol-dey-vee-uh n, -deyv-yuh n]

adjective

of or relating to Moldavia, its people, or their language.

noun

a native or inhabitant of Moldavia.
a dialect of Romanian spoken in Moldavia and written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

Origin of Moldavian

Moldavi(a) + -an

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Examples from the Web for moldavian

Contemporary Examples of moldavian

Now the young Moldavian, who holds a Romanian passport and lives in Bucharest, is a “super witness” in the case.
Costa Concordia Captain Seen Drinking With Blonde Before Wreck
Barbie Latza Nadeau
January 20, 2012

Historical Examples of moldavian

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

another name for Moldovan

adjective

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

noun

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.