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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://smithsonianeducation.org/migrations/gyp/gypstart.html The smithsonian link proves that the word gypsy is an adjective referring to a lifestyle as opposed to one ethnic group (note how several ethic groups hailing from a handful of countries are listed). [/quote] This is what the Smithsonian link says: [i]Several groups, all known to outsiders as "Gypsies," live today in the United States. In their native languages, each of the groups refers to itself by a specific name, but all translate their self-designations as "Gypsy" when speaking English.[/i] I don't understand this to mean that gypsy is an adjective referring to a lifestyle. [/quote]
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