The following list uses official data, the unofficial estmation might differ substantially.

Regions with significant populations Spain 650,000 (1.62%) Romania 535,140 (2.46%) Turkey 500,000 (0.72%) France 500,000 (0.79%) Bulgaria 370,908 (4.67%) Hungary 205,720 (2.02%) Greece 200,000 (1.82%) Russia 182,766 (0.13%) Italy 130,000 (0.22%) Serbia 108,193 (1.44%) United Kingdom 90,000 (0.15%) Slovakia 89,920 (1.71%) Germany 70,000 (0.09%) Rep. of Macedonia 53,879 (2.85%) Languages

Romani, languages of native region

Religion

Christianity (Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism), Islam, Hinduism

Related ethnic groups

Dom people, Lom people, other Indo-Aryans

The Romani (also Romany, Romanies, Romanis, Roma or Roms; exonym: Gypsy; Romani: Romane or Rromane, depending on the dialect) are an ethnic group living mostly in Europe, who trace their origins to the Indian Subcontinent.

The Romani are widely dispersed, with their largest concentrated populations in Europe, especially the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe and Anatolia, followed by the Iberian Kale in Southwestern Europe and Southern France. Deported to Brazil by Portugal during the colonial era and via more recent migrations, some people have gone to the Americas and, to a lesser extent, other parts of the world.

The Romani language is divided into several dialects, which add up to an estimated number of speakers larger than two million. The total number of Romani people is at least twice as large (several times as large according to high estimates). Many Romani are native speakers of the language current in their country of residence, or of mixed languages combining the two.

Noun

gypsy (plural gypsies)

1. (sometimes pejorative) An itinerant person or any person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people, including suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.; one of a vagabond race, not necessarily Romani
   • Shakespeare:

     Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.

   • I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood? Borat

Synonyms

• bohemian

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• The Roma of Central and Eastern Europe
  osi.hu
  Photographic exhibition by Rolf Bauerdick.
• Temps Gitans
  nationalgeographic.com
  From National Geographic, Nigel Dickinson visits Gitans in France.
• Rroma
  rroma.org
  Their culture, history and current situation, as well as organisations working with Rroma such as Opre and the Rroma Foundation. Includes news, reports and links.