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romanian

n. C / U
A2 Elementary US //ɹoʊˈmeɪniən// ro·ma·ni·an Slang

n. a person from Romania or the language spoken in that country.

n. a native or inhabitant of Romania, or the Romance language spoken primarily in Romania and Moldova.


SIMPLE

My new neighbor is a Romanian who moved here last year.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum guide explained the history of the region in both English and Romanian for the visiting group.

COMPLEX

While many people assume it sounds like Russian, Romanian is actually a Romance language with roots that are much closer to Italian and French.

Synonyms
Origin

From Romania + -an.

Usage

Capitalised in all contexts. As a language, it is uncountable; as a person, it is countable.

Pitfall

He speaks the romanian.He speaks Romanian.Names of languages are not preceded by the definite article 'the' unless followed by the word 'language'.

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