English Explanatory Dictionary

Romania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Southeast Europe. Capital and largest city: Bucharest.
name
  1. The Latin or Romance-speaking areas of Europe, collectively.
  2. Synonym of Byzantine Empire, also used for its former territories.
name
  1. Obsolete form of Romagna.

Pronunciation

/ɹəʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Romania.wav /ɹoʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ en-us-Romania.ogg /ɹʊˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ /ɹuˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ /ɾoˈme.ne.ə/ /-nɪ.ə/ /-ni.ə/ /ɾoːˈmeː.ni.ə/ /ɹoˈmaː.nja/

Word forms

Romania România Rumania Roumania Rhomania

Etymology

From Romanian român (“Romanian”) (in turn from Latin romanus (“Roman”)) + -ia. Doublet of Romagna.

Synonyms

Byzantine Empire also used for its former territories

Derived words

Kingdom of Romania Roexit Romanian Romano-
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