Pridnestrovian

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English

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Etymology

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From Pridnestrovie +‎ -ian.

Adjective

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Pridnestrovian (comparative more Pridnestrovian, superlative most Pridnestrovian)

  1. Pertaining to Pridnestrovie.

Derived terms

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Noun

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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

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