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    ROMANI

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    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)play

    Synonyms:

    Bohemian; Gipsy; Gypsy; Roma; Romani; Romany; Rommany

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Romani" is a kind of...):

    Indian (a native or inhabitant of India)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Romani"):

    gitana (a Spanish female Gypsy)

    gitano (a Spanish male Gypsy)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or cultureplay

    Example:

    a Gypsy fortune-teller

    Synonyms:

    Romani; Romany

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    Gypsy (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))

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