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Roma

1 American  
[roh-mah] / ˈroʊ mɑ /

noun

plural

Romas,

plural

Roma

  1. Also a member of the traditionally nomadic Romani-speaking ethnic group that migrated from northern India to Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, or any of their descendants around the world.

    Unfortunately, the Roma continue to face discrimination and are subjected to profiling by law enforcement.

adjective

  1. Romani.

Roma 2 American  
[raw-mah] / ˈrɔ mɑ /

noun

  1. Italian name of Rome.

Roma 1 British  
/ ˈrəʊmə /

noun

    1. another name for Gypsy

    2. ( as modifier )

      Roma gypsy musicians

  2. another name for Romany

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Roma 2 British  
/ ˈroːma /

noun

  1. the Italian name for Rome

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Sensitive Note

See gypsy.

Etymology

Origin of Roma

First recorded in 1840–45; from Romani Romá, plural of Rom ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Everton's issue could be that US billionaire Dan Friedkin is both their chairman and president of Roma.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Real-life Roma singer Bianca Mihai, a contestant on the Romanian version of reality TV show "The Voice" last year, called Lolita's overnight success "unfair".

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

In reality, Lolita is the work of a man who calls himself Tom, a 32-year-old visual designer who said he did not necessarily mean for his creation to have a Roma identity.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

"Everyone here votes Fidesz," said Nikki, 32, in Tiszabö, a village of 2,000 inhabitants, with a large Roma majority, in the northern Great Plain region of Hungary.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

I told her about my voyage on the SS Roma, and about Finsbury Park and the YMCA, and my evenings on the bench with Mrs. Croft.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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