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

adjective

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

Other Words From

• an·ti-Ro·ma·ni·an adjective noun
• pro-Ro·ma·ni·an adjective noun

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

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Outside Online

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.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg