adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:M OW2 L D EY1 V IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M OW2 L D AA1 V IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Relating to Moldavia (the former principality or Soviet SSR).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 2
Dated form of Moldovan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated, not-comparable
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name
Meaning 3
Dated form of Moldovan (“dialect of Romanian”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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name
Meaning 4
Dated form of Moldovan (“Romanian language”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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noun
Meaning 5
An inhabitant or citizen of the former Principality of Moldavia or Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 6
Dated form of Moldovan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dated
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History
Etymology
From Moldavia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Czech:
moldavský
— relating to Moldavia
Finnish:
moldavialainen
— relating to Moldavia
Icelandic:
moldavískur
— relating to Moldavia
Italian:
moldavo
— relating to Moldavia
Czech:
Moldavan
— inhabitant of the Moldavia
Czech:
Moldavanka
— inhabitant of the Moldavia
Finnish:
moldavialainen
— inhabitant of the Moldavia