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Romania

Romania

87 1.0
A country in southeast Europe that borders Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and the Black Sea
  • proper noun
  • /roʊˈmeɪniə/
translation icon : Rumanía
  • We started in Romania.
  • Bulgaria and Romania
  • Hungary and Romania
  • Ukraine and Romania

The Germans do this with Poland and the Czech Republic and Romania and Ukraine.

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Examples

  • Well, we had a couple of little glitches in Romania, but all in all we had a pretty good time, didn't we?

    Shadow Man (2006)

  • Currently, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia are members of the World Bank.

    Academic text (1990)

  • We were heading west, back to Romania, back home.

    The Secrets We Keep (2020)

  • OK, that was a very interesting chat with Dan from Romania, giving us some information there.

  • Now, several hours later, we were most of the way across Romania, not far from the Hungarian border.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • It's true, though, these are difficult times in Romania.

    Youth Without Youth (2007)

  • Poverty was all around them, yet Bogdan kept saying everything in Romania was great.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The most complete transplantation of corn into European cuisine happened in Romania and northern Italy.

    Academic text (1992)

  • We visited Romania last summer and explored its beautiful castles.

  • Romania is known for its picturesque landscapes and rich history.

Synonyms

Rumania
vsRomania
  • Archaic
1 3.0

A country in southeast Europe by the Black Sea, also called Romania

is the modern standard spelling for the same country
Roumania
vsRomania
  • Archaic
1 4.9

A country in southeastern Europe that borders the Black Sea

is the contemporary spelling used in current maps and media

Surface Forms

Romania main

Morphology

Romania = Roman (semi-transparent) = Roman + ia

The name is formed from 'Roman' + the country-name suffix '-ia', which signals 'land of' but the full toponym is a lexicalized proper noun rather than a productive descriptive phrase for most learners.

Etymology

Romania comes from the Latin Romanus, which means 'Roman'. So Romania literally means 'land of the Romans', and that helps explain why the country's language is a Romance language, similar to Italian and French.