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Romani

[ rom-uh-nee, roh-muh- ]

noun

, plural Rom·a·nis, (especially collectively) Rom·a·ni.
  1. the Indic language of the Roma, its various forms differing greatly because of local influences.
  2. a member of the Roma, a traditionally nomadic ethnic group.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Roma, their language, or their customs:

    the Romani people.

Romani

/ ˈrəʊ-; ˈrɒmənɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Romany
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Sensitive Note

See gypsy.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Romani1

First recorded in 1800–05; from Romani romani, feminine singular of adjective romanō “pertaining to the Roma”; Rom ( def )
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Example Sentences

Observing the companion, Romani and his colleagues found that it whips around the pulsar quickly — at about 380 kilometers per second.

That’s why Romani and his colleagues chose to study it — the fast spin led them to suspect that the pulsar might be unusually heavy.

That’s because many consider this word a slur for Romani people.

A 500-year-old vampire of Romani descent, Nadja had a very disadvantaged life as a human.

The son of a schoolteacher and a bookkeeper, Hoskins had gypsy blood in him from his Romani grandmother.

As soon as she saw the news, Seattle-resident Shon Paramush called her friend Morgan Ahern, a Romani activist.

For Romani people you have these reputations, but what is the counter?

One of the earliest ancestors of the modern newspaper was the Acta Diurna Populi Romani, or “Daily Acts of the Roman People.”

There are four sermons existing among his works which bear the title In consecratione Romani Pontificis.

Inspired by a number of German officers, however, they fought well and vigorously in the early stages of the attack upon Romani.

Ubi spectaculi tempus venit eoque conversae mentes cum oculis erant, tum signo dato iuvenes Romani discurrunt, virgines rapiunt.

Cuius recipiendi gratia Romani tam acriter pugnaverunt, ut et signum et victoriam referrent.

Consertis deinde manibus, statim duo Romani alius super alium exspirantes ceciderunt; tres Albani vulnerati.

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