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Romani.

A member of the Roma, a nomadic people originating in modern-day Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/UK/ˈɹɒm.ni/UK/ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/UK/ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/US
  1. A member of the Roma, a nomadic people originating in modern-day Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.

    The Romani have long been discriminated against.
Where this word comes from

From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma. Not related to Romanian, Roman or Rome.

name/ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/UK/ˈɹɒm.ni/UK/ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/UK/ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/US
  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.

Where this word comes from

From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma. Not related to Romanian, Roman or Rome.

adj/ˈɹɒ.mə.ni/UK/ˈɹɒm.ni/UK/ˈɹəʊ.mə.ni/UK/ˈɹɑ.mə.ni/US
  1. Of or belonging to the Roma people.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Romani romani, feminine form of romano (“of or pertaining to the Roma”), from rom (“man”). See also Roma. Not related to Romanian, Roman or Rome.

name/ɹəˈmɑːni//ɹoʊˈmɑːni/
  1. A surname

Where this word comes from

In some cases, derived from Italian Romani, Romano, or cognates thereof.

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