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Romanian

[ roh-mey-nee-uhn, ‑-meyn-yuhn ]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Romania.
  2. the Romance language of Romania, spoken also in Moldova. : Rom, Rom.


adjective

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

Romanian

/ 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
“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. relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Romania, its people, or their language
“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
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Other Words From

  • an·ti-Ro·ma·ni·an adjective noun
  • pro-Ro·ma·ni·an adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Romanian1

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

That’s unusual for any documentary, but even more so for a Romanian one dealing with an intense subject that may seem—although it isn’t—remote from American interests.

From Time

Matola told the Orlando Sentinel that she was at a Howard Johnson’s restaurant reading a book about animal behavior when a Romanian lion tamer approached her and asked her to become his assistant at the Circus Hall of Fame in Sarasota.

Furious that any club would be allowed to operate without fire exits, Romanian citizens protested, forcing the country’s prime minister to resign.

From Time

I was raised in Lawrence by my Navajo mother and Scottish and Romanian father.

Well, the history of that is he was in a Romanian circus high-wire act, and he fell and they said he’d never walk again.

From Ozy

They refused to pay the Romanian woman, who is six months pregnant, and instead took turns forcefully raping and beating her.

He is recovering in the same small hospital in Vicenza where the Romanian woman has been treated for her injuries.

In the first suit, Romanian model Gabriela Johansson accused Richardson of publishing nude photographs of her without her consent.

The Romanian Army even agreed to commit 40,000 soldiers and 10,000 cavalrymen to use for the battle sequences.

The Romanian version is ciorba de burta, a salty dish of root vegetables.

In internal affairs, the Romanian regime maintained a rigid hold on all elements of the society.

Romanian Communist Party controls elections and runs the government at all levels.

One obvious result of the independent status has been the resurgence of Romanian nationalism.

About two-thirds of population belong to Romanian Orthodox Church.

There is an interlocking of party and government positions that ensures party control over every facet of Romanian life.

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