Romanian
Americannoun
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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
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
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The historian and campaigner has two children who learn Romanian at home.
From BBC
In October Polish and Romanian authorities said they thwarted a Russian plot to send incendiary packages through a Ukrainian courier service, including devices intended to ignite in Bucharest.
Group net sales benefited from its acquisition of Romanian supermarket chain Profi.
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
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