gypsy noun

(UK also gipsy) Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this word

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/ˈdʒɪp.si/ n [C] (also Romany)

Definition

a member of a race of people originally from northern India who typically used to travel from place to place, and now live especially in Europe and North America

a gypsy caravan/encampment

(Definition of gypsy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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