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Synonyms for gypsies

Grammar : Noun
Spell : jip-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɪp si

Définition of gypsies

Origin :
  • also gipsy, c.1600, alteration of gypcian, a worn-down Middle English dialectal form of egypcien "Egyptian," from the supposed origin of these people. As an adjective, from 1620s.
  • Cognate with Spanish Gitano and close in sense to Turkish and Arabic Kipti "gypsy," literally "Coptic;" but in Middle French they were Bohémien (see bohemian), and in Spanish also Flamenco "from Flanders." "The gipsies seem doomed to be associated with countries with which they have nothing to do" [Weekley]. Zingari, the Italian and German name, is of unknown origin. Romany is from the people's own language, a plural adjective form of rom "man." Gipsy is the prefered spelling in England.
  • noun wanderer
Example sentences :
  • "I guess they think we're gypsies," said Hattie, as one carriage rolled past.
  • Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
  • Jack Nuffles—I met him here tonight—says they are gypsies—where are they, I wonder?
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • Like the gypsies of old, but with vastly more territory to roam.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • It was about the gypsies, who camp near our place every year.
  • Extract from : « St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. » by Various
  • What number of Gypsies are there computed to be in the county?
  • Extract from : « A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies » by John Hoyland
  • Working in iron is the most usual occupation of the Gypsies.
  • Extract from : « A Historical Survey of the Customs, Habits, & Present State of the Gypsies » by John Hoyland
  • There was no place in all England then so full of gypsies as the forest of Norwood.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • The gypsies could not take him out with them while there was a danger of his crying like that.
  • Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
  • Transportation, they tell me, has already nearly got rid of the gypsies.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • On the outskirts of Meridian, Mississippi, a band of gypsies was encamped.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott

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