RUMANIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rumanian mean? 

• RUMANIAN (noun)
  The noun RUMANIAN has 2 senses:

1. an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania

2. a native or inhabitant of Romania

  Familiarity information: RUMANIAN used as a noun is rare.

• RUMANIAN (adjective)
  The adjective RUMANIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of the country of Romania or its people or languages

  Familiarity information: RUMANIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUMANIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An eastern Romance language spoken in Romania

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Romanian; Rumanian

Hypernyms ("Rumanian" is a kind of...):

Latinian language; Romance; Romance language (the group of languages derived from Latin)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Romania

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Romanian; Rumanian

Hypernyms ("Rumanian" is a kind of...):

European (a native or inhabitant of Europe)

Holonyms ("Rumanian" is a member of...):

Romania; Roumania; Rumania (a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea)

• RUMANIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Romanian; Roumanian; Rumanian

Context example:

Romanian folk music

Pertainym:

Romania (a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea)

Derivation:

Rumania (a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea)