Romanian

Older Spellings, ��·��·�Ծ�·��,

[roh-mey-nee-uhn, ‑-meyn-yuhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a native or inhabitant of Romania.
the Romance language of Romania, spoken also in Moldova. Rom, Rom.

adjective

of or relating to Romania, its inhabitants, or the language Romanian.

Romanian

/ ��əʊˈ��ɪ��ɪə�� /

noun

the official language of Romania, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family
a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Romania

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

anti-Romanian adjective
pro-Romanian adjective

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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. )

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On Monday morning, two teenage boys appeared in court and confirmed their names and ages through a Romanian interpreter.

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They spoke through an interpreter in Romanian to confirm their names and ages.

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They confirmed their names and ages through a Romanian interpreter at Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Monday morning.

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The British-American national was recorded driving at nearly four times the speed limit in a village about 184km from the Romanian capital, Bucharest.

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A Romanian court has ruled that the brothers could be extradited to the UK following the end of any trial there.

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