Romanian
Americannoun
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Romanians
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a native or inhabitant of Romania.
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the Romance language of Romania, spoken also in Moldova. Rom, Rom.
adjective
noun
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the official language of Romania, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family
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a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Romania
adjective
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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
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Early on in “Fjord,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, a Norwegian schoolteacher welcomes a family of Romanian children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mungiu also began working on what would eventually become the subversive 2009 omnibus film “Tales From the Golden Age,” which riffed on Communist-era Romanian urban myths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Romanian authorities did not immediately attribute a cause for the incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The 34-year-old was arrested at HM Naval Base Clyde near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, on 19 March, along with a 31-year-old Romanian woman.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
I had no money, but I unclipped the Romanian leu from the end of my watch chain and passed it through the trapdoor in the ceiling.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
“It’s something that all Romanians experience. We get used to it, but at the same time, it’s a bit annoying.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
I said, ‘Yes, but there are a lot of Romanians around.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
During the trial, prosecutor Philip Evans KC told jurors there had been an argument between the defendant and Trica at the flat they shared with six other Romanians.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Romanians now spend a third of their income on food, compared with just 14 percent in Germany, said Laurian Lungu, president of Consilium Policy Advisors Group, an economic think tank.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
In the first year after Nicolae Ceaujescu’s death, when abortion was reinstated in Romania, there was one abortion for every twenty-two Romanians.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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