[rom-uh-nee, roh-muh-] 
noun, plural -nies, adjective | 1. | Gypsy (def. 2). |
| 2. | Gypsies collectively. |
| 3. | the Indic language of the Gypsies, its various forms differing greatly because of local influences. |
| 4. | pertaining to Gypsies, their language, or their customs. |
| Rom·a·ni (rŏm'ə-nē, rō'mə-, rä'mə-) n. & adj. Variant of Romany. |
| Rom·a·ny or Rom·a·ni (rŏm'ə-nē, rō'mə-, rä'mə-) n. pl. Romany or Rom·a·nies also Romani or Rom·a·nis
[Romany romani, feminine of romano, gypsy, from rom, man, from Prakrit ḍoma, man of a low caste, of Dravidian origin.] |
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