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Romani Common

Romani has 5 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

2

A member of the Roma, a nomadic people with origins in India.

Adjective
1

of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture

"Romani nomads"

"Romany folk songs"

"a Gypsy fortune-teller"

2

Of or belonging to the Roma people.

Proper Noun
1

The Indo-Aryan lect of the Roma people, or one of its sublects (such as Roma, Sinti, Romanichal, etc), closely related to Hindi and Rajasthani.

Example Sentences
"Romani nomads" adjective
"Romany folk songs" adjective
"a Gypsy fortune-teller" adjective
See Also
gypsy domari vlax romani caló vardo romanichal kalo finnish romani porajmos
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Indian
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gitana gitano
Rhyming Words
ani zani hani gani pani nani mani vani dani sani cani lani bani jani rani tani mmani ghani irani khani
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