单词 | Rumelian |
释义 | Definition of Rumelian in English:Rumelian(also Roumelian) adjective ruːˈmiːlɪənrʊˈmiːlɪən historical
noun ruːˈmiːlɪənrʊˈmiːlɪən historical
OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Tindal (1687–1774), historical writer and translator. From Rumelia, the name of a region in the Balkan peninsula (from Ottoman Turkish Rūmili, Rūmeli (Turkish Rumeli), lit. ‘province of the Greeks’ from rūm inhabitant of the Byzantine Empire, Greek + il province + -i, suffix marking the last element of a compound; goes to medieval Greek Ῥούμελη (modern Greek Ρούμελη)) + -an. Compare French roumélien, noun. Definition of Rumelian in US English:Rumelian(also Roumelian) adjective historical
noun historical
OriginMid 18th century; earliest use found in Nicholas Tindal (1687–1774), historical writer and translator. From Rumelia, the name of a region in the Balkan peninsula (from Ottoman Turkish Rūmili, Rūmeli (Turkish Rumeli), lit. ‘province of the Greeks’ from rūm inhabitant of the Byzantine Empire, Greek + il province + -i, suffix marking the last element of a compound; goes to medieval Greek Ῥούμελη (modern Greek Ρούμελη)) + -an. Compare French roumélien, noun. |
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