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Encyclopedia > Gypsie
Look up gypsy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Gypsy may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (hence: Wiktionary) (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ...


In ethnography:

  • Roma people, an ethnic group in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia and the Middle East
    • Romani language, their language
    • Kalderash, the most numerous of the Roma people, traditionally smiths, from the Balkans, central Europe, North America
    • Sinti, a Roma people in Germany, Austria, Italy, etc., also known as Zigeuner or Zingari
    • Romnichal (Rom'nies) (mainly in Britain and North America)
    • Gitanos or Ciganos, a Roma people in Spain, Portugal, and southern France
      • Caló (Spanish Romani), a jargon spoken by the Gitanos
  • Irish Travellers, the Pavee, a nomadic people living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States
  • Moken, the Sea Gypsies of Southeast Asia
  • Egypt, the word gypsy derives from Egyptian
  • Any community of nomadic people


In entertainment: The Roma people (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), often referred to as Gipsies, are a heterogeneous ethnic group who live primarily in Southern and Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Latin America, southern states of North America and the Middle East. ... Romany (or Romani) is the language of the Roma and Sinti, travelling peoples often referred to in English as gypsies and in the East and Central Europe known as tsigane. ... they are the most conservative and compact copact Roma community. ... A smith or metalsmith is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Sinte or Sinti (Singular masc. ... Romnichals or Romnichels are series of groups of Roma also known as gyspies. ... It has been suggested that Roma in Spain be merged into this article or section. ... Caló (originally zincaló) or Spanish Romani is a jargon spoken by the Gitanos or Zincarli originating from Spain: Caló blends native Romany vocabulary with Spanish grammar (1), as Spanish Gypsies lost the full use of their ancestral language. ... Irish Travellers are a nomadic or itinerant people of Irish origin living in Ireland, Great Britain and the United States. ... The Moken (Sometimes called Sea Gypsies) are an ethnic group with about 2000 to 3000 members who maintain a nomadic, sea-based culture. ... Kazakh nomads in the steppes of the Russian Empire, ca. ...

Gypsy may also refer to: Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. ... The Screaming Mimi (1958) Gypsy Rose Lee (February 9, 1911 - April 26, 1970) was an American actress and burlesque entertainer. ... Gypsy is a song by the rock group Fleetwood Mac. ... A chorus line is a substantial group of dancers who perform choreographed routines together as a body of one, also singing if required, usually in musical theatre. ... Gypsy is the name of the elephant given to Michael Jackson from Elizabeth Taylor. ... Gypsy is a fictional superheroine in the DC Universe. ... Gypsy Gypsy is one of the robot characters on the television series Mystery Science Theater 3000. ...


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Search The Llewellyn Encyclopedia: Gypsies (305 words)
The term “gypsy” is sometimes used to mean a wanderer.
The term “Gypsy” was given to them because it was believed they came not from India, but from Egypt, where they were supposedly exiled for hiding the infant Jesus.
It has been estimated that as many as 500,000 Gypsies, nearly all the Romani in eastern Europe, were killed during the Nazi Holocaust.
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