Roma
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- noun
- /ˈroʊmə/
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romaní
- The Roma people are not only the Roma people, all the character I, I put it on stage and most of them start to crying during the applause.
- Roma tomatoes
He sought out scapegoats, you know, Jews, Roma, disabled people, homosexuals and so on, right?
- He sought out scapegoats, you know, Jews, Roma, disabled people, homosexuals and so on, right?
- And today in Lausanne, Roma are really, I think in my city we consider more dogs than Roma today.
- You don't hang with Roma District women on the Plaza, cutting eyes, lapping skirts on people's business whole day.
Examples
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The Roma community has a rich cultural heritage that includes music and dance.
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In May this year, hundreds of young Roma activists launched a campaign to challenge the underrepresentation of Roma in public life.
Blog text (14) -
Rome and the "roma" Lozana are therefore one and the same.
Academic text (1994) -
We have a happy, hea lthy roma nce, a nd we don't need intercou rse to prove that.
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Jasenovac was actually a compound of several camps about sixty miles south of Zagreb where Serbian, Jewish, and Roma men, women, and children were either killed or sent elsewhere to work camps or German death camps during the war.
Academic text (1997) -
I get a vegan pizza with a hummus base, topped with fresh basil, black olives, Roma tomatoes, and mushrooms... yum!
Blog text (31) -
In many countries, the Roma face discrimination and struggle for their rights.
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Many Roma families continue to live a nomadic lifestyle, moving from place to place.
Synonyms
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A person from a group that came from northern India and now lives mainly in Europe with their own culture
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A person from a group with a shared language and culture who traditionally moves from place to place
A person from a traditional travelling group from northern India who now live in many countries and speak their language
Idioms
A phrase that says when a person in charge decides, the matter is finished
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Roma is the name many Romani people use for themselves and comes from Rom, a word in their language meaning 'man' or 'people'. So, Roma refers to that ethnic group who originally came from northern India and now live in many countries.