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Ῥωμανία

Ῥωμανία

Ancient Greek

Proper noun

Ῥωμᾱνίᾱ (Rhōmāníā) f (genitive Ῥωμανίας); first declension

  1. Roman Empire
  2. Byzantine Empire

Usage notes

Ῥωμανία does not refer to modern Romania, which was previously called Rumania and modern Greeks still call Romania Ρουμανία to distinguish it from the Byzantine Empire (Ρωμανία).

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Ρωμανία (Romanía)
  • Latin: Romania (Rhomania)