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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America);
[syn: Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian]

2. the Indic language of the Gypsies;
[syn: Romany, Gypsy]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture;
- Example: "Romani nomads"
- Example: "Romany folk songs"
- Example: "a Gypsy fortune-teller"
[syn: Romany, Romani]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Romany \Rom"a*ny\, n. [Gypsy romano, romani, adj., gypsy; cf. rom husband.] 1. A gypsy. [1913 Webster] 2. The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies. [Written also Rommany.] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Romany adj 1: of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture; "Romani nomads"; "Romany folk songs"; "a Gypsy fortune-teller" [syn: Romany, Romani] n 1: a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America) [syn: Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian] 2: the Indic language of the Gypsies [syn: Romany, Gypsy]