Romanian

Older Spellings, Ru·ma·ni·an,

[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

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• anti-Romanian adjective
• pro-Romanian adjective

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. )

Example Sentences

"It is no coincidence that fuel prices in Romania are rising, as the refinery in Bulgaria plays a key role in supplying the Romanian market," Vladimirov told AFP.

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Romanian and German air force planes were scrambled in response to the incursion and the defence ministry said it was unclear where the drone had come down.

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Polish, Romanian and US troops underwent some 20 days of training to be able to handle it.

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We followed a twisting trail to try to find out, involving a dead man's identity, a mystery Romanian woman and a £150,000 Lamborghini Urus.

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The driver, a Romanian citizen, was arrested, police said.

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