moldovan
moldovan Lexical Profile
• adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Moldova, a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, or its people, language, and culture.
"The festival showcased traditional Moldovan folk music and acclaimed regional wines."
• noun
A native, citizen, or inhabitant of Moldova, a country in Eastern Europe bordered by Romania and Ukraine.
"Many Moldovans speak more than one language in their daily professional and social lives."
The Romance language variety spoken in Moldova, which is linguistically identical to Romanian and serves as the country's national language.
"Under the Soviet Union, Moldovan was written using the Cyrillic alphabet before returning to the Latin script in 1989."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Moldovan' is the standard modern English term for the independent Republic of Moldova and its citizens, whereas 'Moldavian' historically referred to the Soviet republic or the broader geographic region of Moldavia.
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