Romany gypsy

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• Romany Gypsy Council —    United Kingdom. Chair: Mrs. Bendell Smith. Local organization in southwest England that supports and advises Gypsies and Travelers in the fields of accommodation and welfare …   Historical dictionary of the Gypsies

• Romany — Rom·a·ny || rÉ’mÉ™nɪ n. Gypsy, member of a nomadic Indian people who immigrated to Europe and North America during the 15th 18th centuries n. Gypsies, group of nomadic Indian people who immigrated to Europe and North America during the 15th… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Gypsy — (sometimes spelled Gipsy , Gipsey ) is a word used to name, as a blanket term, various unrelated ethnic groups or persons fitting the Gypsy stereotypes. It is usually intended to refer to members of the Roma people.EtymologyThe Oxford English… …   Wikipedia

• Romany — [räm′ə nē, rō′mənē] n. [Romany romani, fem. & pl. of romano, Gypsy < rom, a man, husband, Gypsy < Sans ḍombaḥ, low caste musician ] 1. pl. Romany or Romanies a Gypsy 2. the Indo Aryan language of the Gypsies, which occurs with dialectal… …   English World dictionary

• Romany — a gypsy, the Gypsy language, 1812, romani, fem. of romano (adj.) Gypsy, from rom, the Gypsy word for man, husband, male, Gypsy (pl. roma), from Skt. domba s male member of a low caste of musicians …   Etymology dictionary

• Romany — Rom a*ny, n. [Gypsy romano, romani, adj., gypsy; cf. rom husband.] 1. A gypsy. [1913 Webster] 2. The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies. [Written also {Rommany}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Romany rye — [rī] n. 〚Romany romani (see ROMANY) + rei, a lord < Sans rājan, king: see RAJAH〛 a man who is not a Gypsy but associates with the Gypsies, speaks their language, etc. * * * …   Universalium

• Romany rye — [rī] n. [Romany romani (see ROMANY) + rei, a lord < Sans rājan, king: see RAJAH] a man who is not a Gypsy but associates with the Gypsies, speaks their language, etc …   English World dictionary

• Gypsy — [jip′sē] n. pl. Gypsies [earlier gypcien, short for Egipcien, Egyptian: orig. thought to have come from Egypt] 1. [also g ] a member of a nomadic Caucasoid people with dark skin and black hair, found throughout the world and believed to have… …   English World dictionary

• Gypsy — Gyp sy (j[i^]p s[y^]), n.; pl. {Gypsies} (j[i^]p s[i^]z). [OE. Gypcyan, F. [ e]gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See {Egyptian}.] [Also spelled {gipsy} and {gypsey}.] 1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Romany — ► NOUN (pl. Romanies) 1) the language of the gypsies. 2) a gypsy. ORIGIN from Romany Rom man, husband …   English terms dictionary