- Gypsies
- See Roma people.
Encyclopedia of Protestantism. Gordon Melton. 2005.
Gypsies
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gypsies — are a people scattered through many countries. The name gypsy comes from the word ‘Egyptian’ because gypsies were once thought to have come from Egypt. Some people now believe that they originally came from India. In the US gypsies are called… … Universalium
Gypsies — est une émission de télévision québécoise diffusée en 2000. Synopsis Cette section est vide, insuffisamment détaillée ou incomplète. Votre aide est la bienvenue ! Distribution Marcel Sabourin Emmanuel Bilodeau Benoît Brière Louis Philippe… … Wikipédia en Français
Gypsies — (Verstümmelung aus Egyptians), englische Bezeichnung für Zigeuner … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Gypsies — The Gypsies, or Roma, entered Europe during the Middle Ages from Northern India. The fact that the Roma had migrated to Europe from the ostensible home of the “Aryan race” did not prevent the Nazis from portraying them as an inferior people… … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
Gypsies — Since the Romantic period, Gypsies have had a glamorous image for writers and artists outside their communities, evoking ideas of freedom, exotic passion, mystery, and a life close to nature. In folk tradition, however, the stereotyping is… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Gypsies — Gypsy Gyp sy (j[i^]p s[y^]), n.; pl. {Gypsies} (j[i^]p s[i^]z). [OE. Gypcyan, F. [ e]gyptien Egyptian, gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See {Egyptian}.] [Also spelled {gipsy} and {gypsey}.] 1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gypsies — noun Shortened form of gypsies kiss rhyming with piss … Wiktionary
GYPSIES — a race of people of wandering habits, presumed to be of Indian origin, found scattered over Europe, Asia, and Africa, and even in America, who appear to have begun to migrate westward from the valley of the Indus about A.D. 1000, and to have… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Gypsies for Christ — A Pentecostal movement in England and Wales. It is now independent of any international organization … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies
Gypsies in the Palace — is a song composed and performed by Jimmy Buffett. It concerns leaving his home in the care of the unnamed narrator and another man nicknamed Snake . The two men proceed to shoot the lock off Buffett s liquor cabinet, invite numerous people to… … Wikipedia
Gypsies — See Roma … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
