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nounPlural Roma rɒmroʊm 1A Gypsy, especially a man or boy. Example sentencesExamples - The position in the Czech Republic is such that it will in our view be impossible for a Rom or anyone who has suffered as a result of discrimination against Roma to establish a well-founded fear of persecution.
- The young married person becomes a Rom (male adult Roma) or a Romni (female adult Roma).
2as plural noun RomaGypsy people collectively. Example sentencesExamples - Whilst interviewing a news reporter and producer about their experiences, I was surprised to hear the extent of the devastation of the Roma populations in northern Kosovo and especially around Mitrovicia.
- By the 1930s the Rom group of Gypsy Americans virtually controlled the business of fortune-telling.
- The fear of wrong-mixing metaphorically reflects the problems experienced by the Rom in maintaining a moral divide between themselves and non-Gypsy outsiders, with whom they must engage on a daily basis for survival.
- Accordingly, if there is a visitor of Roma or non-Roma ethnic origin, the immigration officer will have to decide whether or not the eligibility criteria are met.
OriginMid 19th century: Romany, 'man, husband'. Rhymesaplomb, bomb, bombe, CD-ROM, dom, from, glom, mom, pom, prom, shalom, Somme, therefrom, Thom, tom, wherefrom abbreviationrɒmrɑm Computing nounroʊmrōm A Gypsy, especially a man. Example sentencesExamples - The position in the Czech Republic is such that it will in our view be impossible for a Rom or anyone who has suffered as a result of discrimination against Roma to establish a well-founded fear of persecution.
- The young married person becomes a Rom (male adult Roma) or a Romni (female adult Roma).
OriginMid 19th century: Romany, ‘man, husband’. abbreviationrämrɑm Computing |