Romanian

noun

Ro·​ma·​nian ru̇-ˈmā-nē-ən How to pronounce Romanian (audio)
rō-,
-nyən
variants or less commonly Rumanian or Roumanian
1
: a native or inhabitant of Romania
2
: the Romance language of the Romanians
Romanian adjective
or less commonly Rumanian or Roumanian

Examples of Romanian in a Sentence

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Elsewhere, this gentle-seeming New Age mystic has praised Ion Antonescu, the Romanian wartime dictator who conspired with Hitler and was sentenced to death for war crimes, including his role in the Romanian Holocaust. Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025 On Wednesday the president had released intelligence files from the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunication Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Stephen McGrath The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024 The intelligence files were from the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Foreign Intelligence Service, the Special Telecommunication Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 According to Politico, the Romanian Intelligence Service report, released on Wednesday, found that Georgescu's election campaign on TikTok gained enormous momentum in just two weeks before the election. Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 But the appeal to CAS by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation found the timing of the inquiry was late. Lauren Merola, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024 The International Olympic Committee apparently wants Chiles to send her medal back, but the Romanian Gymnastics Federation actually doesn’t, and says the bronze should be shared between Chiles, Bărbosu, and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, the gymnast (also Romanian) whose score tied Bărbosu’s. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2024 Most of Moldova’s population speaks both Romanian, the official language, and Russian. Byandra Timu, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024 The Romanian Chess Federation directed CNN to its statement when contacted for comment. George Ramsay, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Romanian was in 1848

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“Romanian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Romanian. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

Romanian

noun
Ro·​ma·​ni·​an
ru̇-ˈmā-nē-ən,
rō-
variants also Rumanian
ru̇-
1
: a person born or living in Romania
2
: the Romance language of the Romanians
Romanian adjective
also Rumanian
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