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Definition of Rumanian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages. "Romanian folk music"

2. Noun. An eastern Romance language spoken in Romania.

3. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Romania.

Definition of Rumanian

1. Proper noun. (archaic spelling of Romanian) ¹

2. Adjective. (archaic spelling of Romanian) ¹

3. Adjective. (alternative spelling of Romanian) Used to create a more Germanic feel in text (compare the German word ''Rumänisch''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rumanian

Ruhemann's purple Ruhmkorff coil Ruhmkorff coils Ruhnu Ruholla Khomeini Ruhr Ruhr Area Ruhr River Ruhr Valley Ruinism

Rukiga Rule 63 Rule of Three Rumania Rumanian Rumanians Rumansh Rumelia Rumelian Rumelians

Rumex Rumex acetosa Rumex acetosella Rumex obtusifolius Rumex scutatus Rumohra Rumohra adiantiformis Rumpel-Leede phenomenon

Literary usage of Rumanian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"rumanian LANGUAGE. The origin of the rumanian language dates from the 2d century, ... According to Major, rumanian is the tongue of Rome transplanted from ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"rumanian LANGUAGE. The origin of the rumanian language dates from the 2d century ... rumanian is the tongue of Rome transplanted from Italy to Transylvania. ..."

3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"The history of rumanian literature can be divided into three distinct periods: the Slavonic, from the beginnings of rumanian literature in the middle of the ..."

4. The New York Times Current HistoryWorld War, 1914-1918 (1920)
"ARTICLE 8—All rumanian nationals shall be equal before the law and shall enjoy the same civil and political rights without distinction as to race, ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"It was in Transylvania that the first complete rumanian translation of the New ... This may be considered as the supreme monument of rumanian literature in ..."

6. The History of the Balkan Peninsula: From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Ferdinand Schevill (1922)
"CHAPTER XXIII THE AFFAIRS OF MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA AND THE FOUNDING OF THE rumanian STATE AMONG the many matters embraced in the treaty of Paris was a ..."

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