Romanian
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Romanian refers to something of or relating to Romania
, a country in southeastern Europe, the Romanian people
, or the Romanian language
.
Romanian may also refer to:
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, a country in southeastern Europe, the Romanian people
Romanians
The Romanians are an ethnic group native to Romania, who speak Romanian; they are the majority inhabitants of Romania....
, or the Romanian language
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
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Romanian may also refer to:
- Romanian alphabetRomanian alphabetThe Romanian alphabet is a modification of the Latin alphabet and consists of 31 letters:The letters Q , W , and Y were officially introduced in the Romanian alphabet in 1982, although they had been used earlier...
, a modification of the Latin alphabet and consists of 31 letters - Romanian Cyrillic alphabetRomanian Cyrillic alphabetThe Romanian Cyrillic alphabet was used to write the Romanian language before 1860–1862, when it was officially replaced by a Latin-based Romanian alphabet. Cyrillic remained in occasional use until circa 1920...
, used for writing, before 1860–1862 - Romanian cuisineRomanian cuisineRomanian cuisine is a diverse blend of different dishes from several traditions with which it has come into contact, but it also maintains its own character...
, traditional foods - Romanian diasporaRomanian diasporaThe Romanian diaspora is the ethnically Romanian population outside Romania and Moldova. The concept does not usually include the ethnic Romanians who live as natives in the states surrounding Romania, chiefly those Romanians who live in Ukraine and Serbia. The diaspora does include the people of...
, the total ethnic Romanian population located outside of Romania and Moldova - Romanian folklore, folk traditions and mythology of the country
- Romanian grammarRomanian grammarStandard Romanian shares largely the same grammar and most of the vocabulary and phonological processes with the other three surviving varieties of Eastern Romance, viz...
, linguistic characteristics - Romanian history, from prehistory to modern times
- Romanian leuRomanian leuThe leu is the currency of Romania. It is subdivided into 100 bani . The name of the currency means "lion". On 1 July 2005, Romania underwent a currency reform, switching from the previous leu to a new leu . 1 RON is equal to 10,000 ROL...
, currency of the country - Romanian literature, written by Romanian authors, although the term may also be used to refer to all literature written in the Romanian language
- Romanian phonologyRomanian phonologyThis article discusses the phonology of the Romanian language. For other details on this language the reader is referred to that article....
, the phoneme inventory of Romanian - Romanian wineRomanian wineRomania is one of the world's largest wine producers, producing around 610,000 tons of wine. In recent years, Romania has attracted many European business people and wine buyers, due to the affordable prices of both vineyards and wines compared to other wine producing nations such as France,...
, one of the world's largest producers of wine - Romanian (stage), a stage in the Paratethys stratigraphy of Central and Eastern Europe