- They called them "gypcian," a shortened form of the Middle English "Egypcien," as a result, and eventually this became the modern word "gypsy."
- The Banjara people, numbering around 2,274,000 in India,[20] are Gypsies,[21] who claim that they, too, are descended from the Rajputs, and that many of their...
- Members of these groups call each other "gypsies" when speaking English, but the several groups traditionally maintain social distance from each other.
- Gypsy is also used as a description for a nomadic or "free-spirited" person, whose personality and lifestyle may be similar to historical gypsies.
- listen to the pronunciation of gypsies. ... Bir çingene ailesi karavanlarıyla birlikte kamp yapıyordu. - One gypsy family with their caravan was encamped.
- The most important job of the gypsies is to pretend like they're not stealing when they are, in fact, stealing. Many gypsies aspire to be Serial Rent Defrauders.
- their descendants, subsequently, bands of Gypsies migrated to Europe, probably at different times and by different routes (see Simson).
- One can only imagine the impression the Gypsies must have made on the Europeans, who lived very sheltered, monotonous lives within their tiny villages.
- To many people, the term “gypsy” simply means someone who is nomadic and is not considered a racial slur. But for the Romani, the word has sinister overtones.
- Gypsies believe in vampires, ghosts, and spirits of the dead. The Kalderash Gypsies say that God is not the creator of the world.