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Roma

1

[ roh-mah ]

noun

, plural Ro·mas or (especially collectively) Ro·ma.
  1. Also . a member of the traditionally nomadic Romani-speaking ethnic group that migrated from northern India to Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries, or any of their descendants around the world:

    Unfortunately, the Roma continue to face discrimination and are subjected to profiling by law enforcement.



adjective

Roma

2

[ raw-mah ]

noun

  1. Italian name of Rome.

Roma

1

/ ˈrəʊmə /

noun

    1. another name for Gypsy
    2. ( as modifier )

      Roma gypsy musicians

  1. See Romany
    another name for Romany


Roma

2

/ ˈroːma /

noun

  1. See Rome
    the Italian name for Rome

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Sensitive Note

See gypsy.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Roma1

First recorded in 1840–45; from Romani Romá, plural of Rom ( def )

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Example Sentences

Is the silence about the plight of the Roma in Europe surprising?

There was another group targeted by Hitler for extermination—the Roma.

The 200 other Roma, known pejoratively as “gypsies,” had fled the camp by Monday, police told French media.

“People want to take a piece of history to remember the city,” an Aeroporto di Roma spokesperson told The Daily Beast.

Others, like the prominent Roma activist Valeriu Nicholae, speak of its “rapid dissolution.”

His work Dello stato fisico del suolo di Roma , with its accompanying map, is likewise noteworthy.

There, behind her, is the mint-mark and that word of ancient power and glory, "Roma."

And now had come a fateful moment in the history of Roma terna.

A small boy in livery, whose cap wore the inscription 'Caffè di Roma,' came into the place, looking about for someone.

De coffee pot done het up de ice water and de ice water done took the 'roma from de coffee.

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