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.
Aliases (9)
- Romani people ×2
- Cigan ×1
- Cigano ×1
- Gipsies ×1
- Gitano ×1
- Roma and Sinti ×1
- Romanichal ×1
- Tsigane ×1
- Turkish Gypsies ×1
Statements (48)
| 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 → |
| recognizedAs |
ethnic slur in some contexts
→
|
| refersTo |
Romani people
→
|
| 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 → |
Referenced by (13)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Roma
→
Roma ("Gipsies") → Roma ("Tsigane") → Roma ("Gitano") → Roma ("Cigan") → Roma ("Cigano") → Roma ("Romani people") → |
hasExonym |
|
Romani
→
Xoraxane Roma ("Turkish Gypsies") → |
exonym |
|
Roma people
→
|
alsoKnownAs |
|
Roma
("Romanichal")
→
|
hasSubgroup |
|
LiberationOfAuschwitz
("Roma and Sinti")
→
|
perpetratedAgainst |
|
Sinti
("Romani people")
→
|
subgroupOf |