Romanian

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UK/ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/US/ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ən/US/ɹəˈmeɪ.ni.ən//ɹoˈmɪ.ni.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.

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WallachianDaco-RomanianRumanianRoumanianRomanian languageRumanian language
CommonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectiveRomanian (not comparable)

alternative Rumanian · alternative Roumanian

  1. not comparableOf or relating to Romania, the Romanian people, or the Romanian language.
    2 more examples

    The oldest Romanian period (also known as Common Romanian, Proto-Romanian, Primitive Romanian) is the period prior to the separation of the four Romanian dialects: a north-Danubian dialect (Daco-Romanian) and three south-Danubian dialects (Aromanian / Macedo-Romanian, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian).

    2013, Gabriela Pană Dindelegan (ed.), Martin Maiden (consultant ed.), The Grammar of Romanian, Oxford University Press, page 4

    The leader of far-right opposition party AUR, George Simion, who has been backing Georgescu in his presidential bid, was among the first to react to CCR's decision. In a post on X, he said, "What a disgrace! Once again, the Constitutional Court is mocking the Romanian people, is attacking our democracy and our essential rights & freedoms. We stand with Călin Georgescu!”

    2025 March 11, Irina Marica, “Călin Georgescu barred from presidential race as Romanian Constitutional Court rejects appeal”, in Romania Insider
nounRomanian (plural Romanians)

plural Romanians · alternative Rumanian · alternative Roumanian

  1. A native or inhabitant of Romania.

    USR leader Elena Lasconi, who was supposed to face Georgescu in the second round of the 2024 presidential elections and is expected to run again this year, also reacted to the news, saying, “I hope the CCR's decision is just a first step. […] Romanians need to regain their trust in institutions!”

    2025 March 11, Irina Marica, “Călin Georgescu barred from presidential race as Romanian Constitutional Court rejects appeal”, in Romania Insider
  2. abbreviationellipsisslanghobbiesEllipsis of Romanian deadlift.

    I did Romanians for a year and worked up to 250 for sets of 5. I couldn't take the DOMS anymore and dropped them.

    2015 April 15, OZ-USF-UFGator, “diract Back work: Are Deadlifts and chin ups enough”, in Starting Strength Forum
    1 more example

    I think there was this one Black guy in there who was practically crying. I swear I could hear Sir Mixalot in my head whenever I did Romanians.

    2010 March 24, Built, “With the big boyz...”, in IronMag Forums
proper noun

alternative Rumanian · alternative Roumanian

  1. The official language of Romania and Moldova.

    Synonyms: Wallachian, Daco-Romanian

  2. geographyAn age from 3.6 to 1.8 million years ago, a subdivision of the Plio-Pleistocene.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe official language of Romania and Moldova.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages

nouna native or inhabitant of Romania

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Broader

nounan eastern Romance language spoken in Romania

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RumanianRomanian languageRumanian language
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RomanceRomance languageLatinian language
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Afrikaans Roemeens, Roemeen
  • Roemeensof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Roemeennative of Romania
  • Roemeniërnative of Romania
  • Roemeensofficial language of Romania
Arabic رُومَانِيّ, رُومَانِيّ
  • رُومَانِيّ (rūmāniyy)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • رُومَانِيّ (rūmāniyy)native of Romania
  • رُومَانِيَّة (rūmāniyya)native of Romania
  • رُومَانِيَّة (rūmāniyya)official language of Romania
Basque errumaniar, errumaniar
  • errumaniarof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • errumaniarnative of Romania
  • errumanieraofficial language of Romania
Bengali রোমানীয়
  • রোমানীয় (rōmaniẏo)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
Bulgarian румъ́нски, вла́шки
  • румъ́нски (rumắnski)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • вла́шки (vláški)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • румъ́нец (rumắnec)native of Romania
  • румъ́нка (rumắnka)native of Romania
  • влах (vlah)native of Romania
  • влахи́ня (vlahínja)native of Romania
  • румъ́нче (rumắnče)native of Romania
  • румънски (rumănski)official language of Romania
Catalan romanès, romanès
  • romanèsof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • romanèsnative of Romania
  • romanesanative of Romania
  • romanésnative of Romania
  • romanesanative of Romania
  • romanèsofficial language of Romania
  • romanésofficial language of Romania
Chinese Mandarin 羅馬尼亞的 /罗马尼亚的, 羅馬尼亞人 /罗马尼亚人
  • 羅馬尼亞的 /罗马尼亚的 (Luōmǎníyà de)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • 羅馬尼亞人 /罗马尼亚人 (Luōmǎníyà rén)native of Romania
  • 羅馬尼亞語 /罗马尼亚语 (Luōmǎníyà-yǔ)official language of Romania
Czech rumunský, Rumun
  • rumunskýof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Rumunnative of Romania
  • Rumunkanative of Romania
  • rumunštinaofficial language of Romania
Danish rumænsk, rumæner
  • rumænskof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumænernative of Romania
  • rumænskofficial language of Romania
Dutch Roemeens, Roemeen
  • Roemeensof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Roemeennative of Romania
  • Roemeensenative of Romania
  • Roemeensofficial language of Romania
Esperanto rumano, rumano
  • rumanoof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumanonative of Romania
  • rumaninonative of Romania
Estonian rumeenia, rumeenlane
  • rumeeniaof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumeenlanenative of Romania
  • rumeeniaofficial language of Romania
Finnish romanialainen, romanialainen
  • romanialainenof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • romanialainennative of Romania
  • romaniaofficial language of Romania
French roumain, Roumain
  • roumainof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Roumainnative of Romania
  • Roumainenative of Romania
  • roumainofficial language of Romania
German rumänisch, Rumäne
  • rumänischof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Rumänenative of Romania
  • Rumäninnative of Romania
  • Rumänischofficial language of Romania
Greek Ρουμάνος, Ρουμάνα
  • Ρουμάνος (Roumános)native of Romania
  • Ρουμάνα (Roumána)native of Romania
  • ρουμάνικα (roumánika)official language of Romania
  • ρουμανικά (roumaniká)official language of Romania
Hawaiian Romānia, Romānia
  • Romāniaof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Romānianative of Romania
Hebrew רומני, רומני
  • רומני (romani)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • רומני (romani)native of Romania
  • רומנית (romanít)native of Romania
  • רומנית (romanít)official language of Romania
Hindi रोमेनियन, रोमानियाई
  • रोमेनियन (romeniyan)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • रोमानियाई (romāniyāī)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • रोमेनियन (romeniyan)native of Romania
  • रोमानियाई (romāniyāī)native of Romania
  • रोमानियाई (romāniyāī)official language of Romania
  • रोमेनियन (romeniyan)official language of Romania
Hungarian román, román
  • románof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • románnative of Romania
  • románofficial language of Romania
Icelandic rúmenskur, Rúmeni
  • rúmenskurof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Rúmeninative of Romania
  • rúmenskaofficial language of Romania
Indonesian bahasa Rumania
  • bahasa Rumaniaofficial language of Romania
Italian romeno, rumeno
  • romenoof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumenoof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • romenonative of Romania
  • romenanative of Romania
  • rumenonative of Romania
  • rumenanative of Romania
  • romenoofficial language of Romania
  • rumenoofficial language of Romania
Japanese ルーマニアの, ルーマニア人
  • ルーマニアの (Rūmania no)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • ルーマニア人 (Rūmania-jin)native of Romania
  • ルーマニア語 (Rūmania-go)official language of Romania
Korean 루마니아의, 루마니아인
  • 루마니아의 (Rumania-ui)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • 루마니아인 (rumaniain)native of Romania
  • 루마니아 사람 (rumania saram)native of Romania
  • 루마니아어 (Rumania'eo)official language of Romania
Latvian rumāņu, rumānisks
  • rumāņuof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumānisksof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumānisnative of Romania
  • rumānietenative of Romania
  • rumāņuofficial language of Romania
  • rumāņu valodaofficial language of Romania
Lithuanian rumuniškas, rumunas
  • rumuniškasof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumunasnative of Romania
  • rumunėnative of Romania
  • rumunųofficial language of Romania
Malay Romania, bahasa Romania
  • Romaniaof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • bahasa Romaniaofficial language of Romania
Norwegian Bokmål rumensk, rumener
  • rumenskof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumenernative of Romania
  • rumenskofficial language of Romania
Persian رومانیایی, رومانیایی
  • رومانیایی (româniyâyi)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • رومانیایی (româniyâyi)native of Romania
  • رومانیایی (româniyâyi)official language of Romania
Polish rumuński, Rumun
  • rumuńskiof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Rumunnative of Romania
  • Rumunkanative of Romania
  • rumuńskiofficial language of Romania
Portuguese romeno, romeno
  • romenoof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • romenonative of Romania
  • romenanative of Romania
  • romenoofficial language of Romania
Romanian român, românesc
  • românof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • românescof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • românnative of Romania
  • româncănative of Romania
  • românănative of Romania
  • românăofficial language of Romania
  • limba românăofficial language of Romania
  • limba româneascăofficial language of Romania
  • româneșteofficial language of Romania
Russian румы́нский, румы́н
  • румы́нский (rumýnskij)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • румы́н (rumýn)native of Romania
  • румы́нка (rumýnka)native of Romania
  • румы́нский (rumýnskij)official language of Romania
Slovak rumunský, Rumun
  • rumunskýof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Rumunnative of Romania
  • Rumunkanative of Romania
  • rumunčinaofficial language of Romania
Spanish rumano, rumano
  • rumanoof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumanonative of Romania
  • rumananative of Romania
  • rumanoofficial language of Romania
Swahili Mromania
  • Mromanianative of Romania
Swedish rumänsk, rumän
  • rumänskof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • rumännative of Romania
  • rumänskanative of Romania
  • rumänskaofficial language of Romania
Thai โรมาเนีย, ภาษาโรมาเนีย
  • โรมาเนีย (roo-maa-niia)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • ภาษาโรมาเนีย (paasăa rohmaania)official language of Romania
Turkish Rumen, Rumen
  • Rumenof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • Rumennative of Romania
  • Romanyalınative of Romania
  • Rumenceofficial language of Romania
Ukrainian руму́нський, руму́н
  • руму́нський (rumúnsʹkyj)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • руму́н (rumún)native of Romania
  • руму́нка (rumúnka)native of Romania
  • руму́нська (rumúnsʹka)official language of Romania
Urdu رومانیائی
  • رومانیائی (romāniyāī)official language of Romania
Vietnamese Ru-ma-ni, tiếng Romania
  • Ru-ma-niof or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • tiếng Romaniaofficial language of Romania
Yiddish רומעניש, רומענער
  • רומעניש (rumenish)of or relating to Romania, its people, or language
  • רומענער (rumener)native of Romania
  • רומעניש (rumenish)official language of Romania

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Romanian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romanian

MLA

“Romanian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romanian. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Romanian,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Romanian.

Source: Romanian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.