Gypsies

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Gypsies is a widely used but often considered pejorative exonym historically applied to the Romani people, a traditionally itinerant ethnic group with origins in the Indian subcontinent and a long presence across Europe and beyond.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnonym
exonym
associatedWith anti-Romani sentiment
discrimination
stereotypes
basedOnMistakenBelief Romani people came from Egypt
consideredByMany offensive term
discouragedBy Romani advocacy organizations
many style guides
discouragedIn academic writing
human rights discourse
etymologicallyLinkedTo Egyptians
hasConnotation pejorative
historicallyAppliedTo Romani diaspora beyond Europe
Romani groups across Europe
historicallyUsedFor Romani communities in Europe
traditionally itinerant ethnic group
historicallyUsedIn Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
isDescribedAs historically applied term
widely used term
linkedTo fortune-telling stereotype
nomadic lifestyle stereotype
vagrancy laws in Europe
misappliedTo non-Romani travellers
other itinerant groups
oftenContrastedWith Roma
Romani people
linked to: Romani
recognizedAs ethnic slur in some contexts
refersTo Romani people
linked to: Romani
relatedConcept anti-Gypsyism
relatedTo Romani origins in Indian subcontinent
replacedByPreferredTerm Roma
Romani
subjectOf debates on ethnic terminology
discussions on hate speech
language policy guidelines
usageVariesBy country
historical period
speaker intention
usedIn English language
European languages
usedInLegalOrHistoricalDocuments historical census records
older European legislation
usedInPopularCulture film
literature
music

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Roma hasSubgroup Romanichal
linked to: Gypsies
Roma hasExonym Gypsies
Roma hasExonym Gipsies
linked to: Gypsies
Roma hasExonym Tsigane
linked to: Gypsies
Roma hasExonym Gitano
linked to: Gypsies
Roma hasExonym Cigan
linked to: Gypsies
Roma hasExonym Cigano
linked to: Gypsies
Roma hasExonym Romani people
linked to: Gypsies
Sinti subgroupOf Romani people
linked to: Gypsies
LiberationOfAuschwitz perpetratedAgainst Roma and Sinti
linked to: Gypsies
Xoraxane Roma exonym Turkish Gypsies
linked to: Gypsies
Romani exonym Gypsies
Roma people alsoKnownAs Gypsies
Josef Koudelka notableWork Gypsies
Josef Koudelka photographicSeries Gypsies series
linked to: Gypsies
Romanichal hasExonym English Gypsies
linked to: Gypsies
Romanichal hasExonym Romany Gypsies
linked to: Gypsies
Romanichal hasExonym British Gypsies
linked to: Gypsies
Bohemian FC nickname The Gypsies
linked to: Gypsies