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

Soviet forces eventually ran them out and built up the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.

From New York Times • May 15, 2022

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

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2021

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2019

It would have had to have been some minor fake European aristocrat, like the Moldavian prince they invented for the wedding massacre.

From The Guardian • Apr. 1, 2016

The best of thy army has perished, the Janissaries have fallen, the Moldavian army hath fled.

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r