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

Recent Examples on the Web According to the Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate, the attack started with the Pitesti Pediatric Hospital and quickly spread to others. Kevin Collier, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2024 Mocanu, who has had residences across Europe, titles his works, variously, in Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, and Romanian. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024 An early work by György Ligeti, the Romanian Concerto, was the concert’s lively opener, followed by Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with American pianist George Li. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 27 May 2023 Roughly 4,000 years ago, where the Romanian Plains border the Carpathian Mountains, mourners tucked a 30-something man into a tomb. Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2023 Ionescu was born in Walnut Creek, California, and grew up speaking both English and Romanian. Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023 It was made with the support of The Romanian Film Centre, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Arte Cofinova/19 and Croatian Audiovisual Centre and executive produced by Diana Caravia, Andreas Roald, Dan Wechsler and Jamal Zeinal Zade. Patrick Frater, Variety, 5 Oct. 2023 This entity has been dominated since by politicians who all speak Russian and have little or no knowledge of either Gagauz or Romanian, despite a legal requirement that all officials in the autonomous government know the local Turkic tongue. Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2023 It was made with the support of The Romanian Film Centre, Film Fund Luxembourg, Eurimages, Arte Cofinova/19 and Croatian Audiovisual Centre, and executive produced by Diana Caravia, Andreas Roald, Dan Wechsler and Jamal Zeinal Zade. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023

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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 29 Mar. 2024.

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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