Romanian

American  

[roh-mey-nee-uhn, ‑-meyn-yuhn] / roʊˈmeɪ ni ən, ‑ˈmeɪn yən /

Older Spellings, Rumanian,

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Romania.

2. the Romance language of Romania, spoken also in Moldova. Rom, Rom.

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adjective

1. of or relating to Romania, its inhabitants, or the language Romanian.

Romanian British  

/ rəʊˈmeɪnɪən /

noun

1. the official language of Romania, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family

2. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Romania

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adjective

1. relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Romania, its people, or their language

Other Word Forms

• anti-Romanian
  adjective
• pro-Romanian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Romanian

First recorded in 1825–30 for a rare older spelling; the current spelling, Romanian, was first recorded in 1845–50; Romania ( def. ) + -an ( def. )

Example Sentences

Art punk Radu Jude’s latest satire is about a Romanian immigrant with a burlesque double life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

In 96 cereal samples and 18 cereal based products from the Romanian market, only chrysene was quantified in 17% of cereal samples, while no PAHs were quantified in the derived products.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

A third Romanian man, David Andrei, who is accused of holding Zeraati during the attack, is not on trial and is still in Romania.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Since the crisis erupted, the interest rates at which Romania borrows have risen, and the lei currency has depreciated against the euro, which reached an all-time high of 5.21 Romanian lei on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Galina Burdina learned how close she herself had come to being killed when she had a strange encounter with a Romanian pilot who surrendered to the Red Army with other Romanian troops.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein