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Meanings of Gypsy in English

Portuguese
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Catalan
gitano
Spanish
gitano

A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

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Usage of Gypsy in English
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He was a Gypsy, you know-whatyou'd call a Native American today.
Second glance
2
Welcome to Gypsy Rose Dance Studio, she said in a bubbly voice.
The ghost chronicles
3
Once, as the River Gypsy said, there were many of my kind.
The Tangle Box
4
Raggare get blamed when far-right gangs attack Gypsy camps and smuggle drugs.
The Guardian
5
The Gypsy fellow, the contriver of the jest, squinted worst of all.
The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain
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They were clamorous for a gabicote, or book in the Gypsy tongue.
The Bible in Spain / Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonm...
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Illustrations of Gypsy Character-TheGypsy Innkeeper of Tarifa-TheGypsy Soldier of Valdepeñas
The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain
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Is there a Gypsy factory the same way there's a hooker factory?
Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad
9
The tall Gypsy shook his head-'Verywell,' said the other, in English.
The Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of Spain
10
The girl drooped her head a little, while Gypsy walked very slowly.
The Short Cut
11
Jin whistled the low, soft note of a Gypsy Scout on alert.
Antiphon
12
Nobody but her immediate friends would distinguish Ruth from a Gypsy now.
Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies; Or, The Missing Pearl Necklace
13
There was a French-Canadian ancestor somewhere, and a Gypsy or Indian grandmother.
Homespun Tales
14
I recognized her as the Gypsy-clad woman from the opening reception dance.
More bitter than death: an emma fielding mystery
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Delacroix painted her as a kind of Gypsy fortune-teller, dark-eyed and tousle-haired.
The Guardian
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Even the honest Gypsy will do better if Jobbik gets to govern.
The Guardian
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Translations for Gypsy
Spanish
gitano
Gypsy through the time
Gypsy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common