Pridnestrovian

English

Etymology

Pridnestrovie +‎ -ian

Adjective

Pridnestrovian (comparative more Pridnestrovian, superlative most Pridnestrovian)

1. Pertaining to Pridnestrovie.

Noun

Pridnestrovian (plural Pridnestrovians)

1. An inhabitant of Pridnestrovie.
   • 2012, Silvia von Steinsdorff, "Incomplete state building – incomplete democracy? How to interpret internal political development in the post-Soviet de facto states", Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Volume 45, Issues 1-2

     Gaugauzians who are largely of Turkish origin had much better arguments to claim independence from the Moldovan parent state in terms of ethnicity than the only regionally identifiable Pridnestrovians.

   • 2013, John O’Loughlin, Gerard Toal (Gearóid Ó Tuathail) & Rebecca Chamberlain-Creangă, "Divided space, divided attitudes? Comparing the Republics of Moldova and Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) using simultaneous surveys", Eurasian Geography and Economics, Volume 54, Issue 2

     In a first symbolic act, he abolished border checks for Pridnestrovians going to Moldova (though not on those coming back to the secessionist region).

   • 2014, Karen Guttieri, Volker Franke, Melanne Civic, Understanding Complex Military Operations: A Case Study Approach, Routledge, →ISBN, page 60:

     Without international recognition, any Pridnestrovians needing to travel internationally must accept Moldovan citizenship and its passport.

Usage notes

Chiefly used in the official name Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, as used by the de facto government.