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# romany

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

«romany» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#m2)
3. (adjective) of the Romani people: Romany culture, a Romany caravan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «romany» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/romany/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«romany» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/romany.html) on Mova free.