Moldovan or Moldavian can refer to
- Moldovans (rarely rendered as Moldavians), the ethnic group associated with Moldova or an ethnic subgroup of the Romanians living in Romania, Moldova and Ukraine. Moldovans, or Moldavians (original name Moldoveni; Молдовень in the Moldovan Cyrillic script, used nowadays only in Transnistria Moldova, officially the Republic of Moldova ( Republica Moldova) is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, located between Romania Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The term is also applied to all citizens of Moldova.
- Moldavian (rarely rendered as Moldovan), related to the region and former principality of Moldavia and its inhabitants. Moldavia (Moldova is a geographic and historical region and former Principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between Eastern Carpathians
- Moldovan language (rarely, Moldavian), the official language of Moldova. History and politics
- Moldavian (dialect) (speakers of; rarely rendered as Moldovan), a regional dialect ("Moldavian accent", Graiul moldovenesc) of the Romanian language, found primarily within the former principality of Moldavia, now divided between Romania, Ukraine and Moldova. Romanian dialects/varieties are not as varied as in many other Romance languages. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance
- Moldovan (surname), a common surname in Romania and Moldova. Moldovan is a common surname in Romania and Moldova. It may refer to any of the following Corneliu Moldovan, Romanian writer
- The callsign of Moldavian Airlines, an airline based in Chişinău, Moldova. Moldavian Airlines is an Airline based at Chişinău in Moldova. Chişinău (kiʃi'nəw (also known as Kishinev, Кишинёв Kishinyov) is the capital and largest city of Moldova.
- Moldovan, a folk dance from Croatia. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
Dictionary
Moldovan
-noun
- An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.
- (historical) An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of Moldavia.
-proper noun
- The official name of the Romanian language spoken in the Republic of Moldova and in the territory of Transnistria, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet.
-adjective
- Relating to the country of Moldova.
- Relating to the former Principality of Moldavia.
- Relating to the Moldavian language.
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