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

Group net sales benefited from its acquisition of Romanian supermarket chain Profi.

From The Wall Street Journal

Raducanu's father, Ion, is from Bucharest and an exhausted but thrilled Raducanu briefly addressed the crowd in Romanian after her victory.

From BBC

The suspects are a 37-year-old Romanian man and a 54-year-old Greek man who worked at the port, according to local media reports.

From BBC

Cirstea took issue with Osaka shouting "come on" between the Romanian's first and second serves.

From Barron's

Veteran Cirstea, in her 18th and last visit to Melbourne Park before retiring, took issue with Osaka shouting "come on" between the Romanian's first and second serves.

From Barron's