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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Just call them Roma.


5 posted on 10/25/2024 7:44:26 AM PDT by yldstrk
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To: yldstrk
Roma derives from the Hindu word for "man", not the Latin word for a city or empire. Romanian does come that Latin word. Romanian, oddly enough, is a Romance (Latin) language, closer to Italian than Roma (Gypsy), which is a Hindu dialect.
9 posted on 10/25/2024 7:59:01 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (לעזאזל עם חמאס)
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To: yldstrk

Cygani


20 posted on 10/25/2024 9:31:12 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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