Romania
pronunciation
How to pronounce Romania in British English:
UK [rʊ'meɪnɪə]
How to pronounce Romania in American English:
US [rəʊˈmeɪnɪə]
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- Noun:
- a Balkan republic in southeastern Europe
Word Origin
- Romania
- Eastern European nation, name taken officially in 1861 at the union of Wallachia and Moldavia, from Latin Romani "people from Rome," which was used to describe the descendants of colonists there from Roman times; see Roman + -ia. In early use often Rumania, or, from French, Roumania. Related: Romanian; Rumanian; Roumanian.
Example
- 1. She is recovering at a refugee centre in romania .
- 2. Moldovans have difficulty entering romania .
- 3. Its sole sources of oil were romania and russia .
- 4. Transparency international ranks romania as the most corrupt eu country .
- 5. In romania and slovakia attempts to reform the judiciary have stalled .