Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - gypsy
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Gypsy
gypsy
intransitive verb (gypsied; ~ing) Date: circa 1627 to live or roam like a Gypsy GYPSY noun (plural Gypsies) Etymology: by shortening & alteration from Egyptian Date: 1537 1. a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and North America 2. Romany 2 3. not capitalized one that resembles a ~; especially wanderer
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n. (also Gipsy) (pl. -ies) 1 a member of a nomadic people of Europe and N. America, of Hindu origin with dark skin and hair, and speaking a language related to Hindi. 2 (gypsy) a person resembling or living like a Gypsy. Phrases and idioms gypsy moth a kind of tussock moth, Lymantria dispar, of which the larvae are very destructive to foliage. Derivatives Gypsydom n. Gypsyfied adj. Gypsyhood n. Gypsyish adj. Etymology: earlier gipcyan, gipsen f. EGYPTIAN, from the supposed origin of Gypsies when they appeared in England in the early 16th c. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1. цыган; цыганка she looks like a Gypsy —- она похожа на цыганку 2. цыганский язык 3. цыганский ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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also gipsy (gypsies) A gypsy is a member of a race of people who travel from place to place, usually in caravans, rather than living in one place. N-COUNT • Gypsy is also an adjective. ...the largest gypsy community of any country. ADJ: usu ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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also gipsy BrE n 1 a member of a dark-haired race that is thought to be of Indian origin, who usually live and travel around in caravans 2 someone who does not like to stay in the same place for a long time; traveller (2) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1600, alteration of gypcian, a worn-down M.E. dial. form of egypcien "Egyptian," from the supposed origin of these people. Cognate with Sp. Gitano, but in M.Fr. they were Bohйmien, and in Sp. also Flamenco "from Flanders." "The gipsies seem doomed to be associated with countries with which they have nothing to do" [Weekley]. Zingari, the It. and Ger. name, is of unknown origin. Romany is from the people's own language, a pl. adj. form of rom "man." Gipsy is the prefered spelling in England. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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