Gypsies

Cultural  

1. 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.

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

Example Sentences

Romany Gypsies are one of the three ethnic groups within the GRT community.

From BBC

The Traveller Movement, which advocates for Gypsies, Romany Gypsies and Irish Travellers, also "noted the contrast between the response of the Republic of Ireland, and Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom".

From BBC

Each year, the Appleby Horse Fair draws tens of thousands of Irish Travellers and Gypsies, as many still refer to themselves, to a rural patch of northwestern England to celebrate their culture.

From New York Times

Each year, tens of thousands of Irish Travellers and Gypsies, as many still refer to themselves, gather in rural England for the Appleby Horse Fair.

From New York Times

Appleby as in the annual Appleby Horse Fair, where thousands of Irish Travellers and Gypsies gather in northwest England for the rare pleasure of being not shunned by communities, but embraced.

From New York Times