Gypsy

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Gypsy refers to the Romani people, a traditionally nomadic ethnic group of Indian origin now widely dispersed across Europe and beyond, known for their distinct language, culture, and history of marginalization.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gypsy canonical 7

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (97)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Aryan language
ethnic group
ethnonym
genocide
appliedTo Romani people
linked to: Romani diaspora

non-Romani itinerant groups
connotation often considered pejorative in modern usage
ethnonym Gypsy
Roma
Rrom
Rroma
linked to: Roma people
etymology derived from Egyptian
hasAncestry Indian
hasCulturalInfluenceOn Balkan brass music
European music
Hungarian folk music
film
flamenco
jazz manouche
literature
visual arts
hasCulturalTrait endogamy
extended family networks
itinerant trades
oral tradition
traditional dance
traditional music
hasDiaspora Romani diaspora
hasExperienced anti-Roma racism
discrimination
forced assimilation
persecution
segregation
social exclusion
hasIssue employment discrimination
housing segregation
limited access to healthcare
low educational attainment
poverty
hasLanguage Romani language
hasLifestyle traditionally nomadic
hasOrigin Indian subcontinent
northern India
hasPopulationCenter Americas
Balkans
Central Asia
Central Europe
Eastern Europe
Europe
Middle East
North Africa
Russia
South Asia
Turkey
hasPopulationEstimate largest ethnic minority in Europe
over 10 million
hasReligion Christianity
Eastern Orthodoxy
Hinduism
Islam
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Shia Islam
Sunni Islam
folk religion
hasStatus marginalized minority
hasSubgroup Balkan Roma
linked to: Horahane Roma

Domari-related groups
Finnish Kale
Iberian Kale
Kalderash
Lovari
Manush
Romanichal
Sinti
Vlax Roma
hasTraditionalOccupation crafts
entertainment
fortune telling
horse trading
metalworking
music performance
seasonal labor
occurredDuring World War II
perpetrator Nazi Germany
preferredAlternative Roma
Romani
protectedBy Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
international minority rights law
recognizedAsMinorityIn many European countries
refersTo Romani people
subjectOf Council of Europe initiatives
European Union inclusion strategies
European human rights policies
targetedGroup Romani people
linked to: Romani diaspora
traditionallyPracticed nomadism
victimOf Porajmos

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Athena hasEthnicOrigin Gypsy
Fleetwood Mac notableSong Gypsy
Some People partOf Gypsy
Solitude Standing track Gypsy
Romani people ethnonym Gypsy
subject linked to: Gypsy
Gypsy Abbott givenName Gypsy