Romany
Romani
/ (ˈrɒmənɪ, ˈrəʊ-) /
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noun
plural -nies or -nis
- another name for a Gypsy
- (as modifier)Romany customs
the language of the Gypsies, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family, but incorporating extensive borrowings from local European languages. Most of its 250 000 speakers are bilingual. It is extinct in Britain
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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?
Word Origin for Romany
C19: from Romany romani (adj) Gypsy, ultimately from Sanskrit domba man of a low caste of musicians, of Dravidian origin
Words nearby Romany
romanticism, romanticist, romanticize, Romantic Movement, Romanus, Romany, romanza, romaunt, Rombauer, Romberg, Romberg's sign
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