Gypsies


A nomadic people who originated in the region between India and Iran and who migrated to Europe in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. Most now live in Europe and the United States. Their language is called Romany. Thousands were murdered in the holocaust.

Notes for Gypsies

One who lives a footloose, carefree life is sometimes called a gypsy.

Words Nearby Gypsies

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How to use Gypsies in a sentence

  • There is nobody under thirty so dead but his heart will stir a little at sight of a Gypsies' camp.

    The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis Stevenson
  • They are never performed except by Gypsies, in their own quarter of Seville, and are now generally gotten up as a show for money.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • Take his first meeting with Gypsies in the green lane near Norman Cross.

    Lavengro | George Borrow
  • To the storm-stayed shows came the Gypsies in great numbers.

    Auld Licht Idylls | J. M. Barrie
  • It is simply the way that Sector Headquarters feels about Gypsies.

    No Moving Parts | Murray F. Yaco