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# romany

«romany» in Mova's school dictionary: **A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a Romany, Romanies; Romany — the language); adjective (Romany, also Romani)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A member of the Romani people (Roma), who came from India long ago and spread through Europe and the world; some travel, many live settled lives. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#m1)

2) Their language, Romani (Romany), which is related to languages of India. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#m2)

3) (adjective) of the Romani people: Romany culture, a Romany caravan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

History and community lessons: Romani people have their own language, music and traditions, and have often been treated unfairly; many were murdered in the Holocaust. «Romani» or «Roma» is the respectful name; the older word «gypsy» can hurt. In old books, such as The Wind in the Willows, Romany life is linked with painted caravans and horses.

### examples

- Romany families have travelled Europe for hundreds of years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#x1)
- The Romany language is related to Hindi. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#x2)
- We listened to Romany music in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#x3)
- Romani people celebrate International Roma Day on 8 April. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#x4)
- Her grandmother was a Romany and spoke the language. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#x5)
- An old Romany caravan stood in the museum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#x6)

### note

Capital R: Romany, Romani, Roma. Spellings Romany and Romani are both used; «Romani» is preferred by many today. Not the same as «Romania» (a country) or «Roman».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «romany» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.