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Gypsy (also variants like '''Gipsey''', '''Gipsy''', '''Gypsey''' or '''Gypsie''') is a term (often considered derogatory) for certain ethnic and cultural groups.

Gypsy may refer to:

ETHNIC GROUPS


Roma


Romani People , also spelled ''Roma'', ''Rroma'', ''Romo'' or ''Rom'', related ethnic groups in Southern and Eastern Europe and the Middle East:
  • Garachi , a very small group, mostly in Azerbaijan

  • Gitanos , also spelled ''Ciganos'', mostly in Spain, Portugal, and southern France (''Tsigane'')

  • Kalderash , the most numerous of the Roma people, mostly in the Balkans, Central Europe, North America

  • Norwegian And Swedish Travellers , a Roma people in Norway and Sweden

  • Romnichal , also known as ''Rom'nies'', mostly in Britain and North America

  • Sinti , also known as ''Zigeuner'' or ''Zingari'', ''Ägypter'', mostly in Germany, Austria and Italy (''Zingari'')



Others

Gypsy people (i.e. a ''nomadic'' people living mostly amongst ''non-nomadic'' people) not considered to be related to the Roma:
  • Ashkali , an ethnic group with Roma-relation debated, mostly in Kosovo

  • Dom People , mostly in the Middle East

  • Egyptians (Balkans) , an ethnic group previously considered Roma, mostly in Kosovo

  • Irish Travellers , also known as ''Pavee'', mostly in Ireland, Great Britain, and the United States

  • Lom People , mostly in the Caucasus

  • Lyuli , mostly in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

  • Sea Gypsies , a number of different peoples of Southeast Asia

  • Yeniche (people) , mostly in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Belgium



ENTERTAINMENT



Music

  • Gypsy (band) , a band from Minnesota, United States, and one of their albums




Literature

  • '''', Gypsy Rose Lee's book which inspired the musical and film

  • ''Gipsy'' (comics) , a science fiction graphic novel series by Enrico Marini and Thierry Smolderen

  • Gypsy (comics) , a fictional character from DC Comics

  • Gypsy (MST3K) , a robot character from the TV series ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''

  • ''Gypsy'', a comic created by Brian Pulido

  • ''Gypsies'', a fantasy novel by Robert Charles Wilson



Other media

  • '''', a musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee

  • --- ''Gypsy'' (1962 Film) , a film version of the musical starring Rosalind Russell



PEOPLE

  • Gypsy Rose Lee (1911-1970), an American actress and entertainer

  • Gypsy (calypsonian) , full name Winston "Gypsy" Patrick Peters, a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and politician

  • Gypsy Boots (1914-2004), full name Robert Bootzin, American fitness pioneer

  • Phyllis Coates , born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell, actress



OTHER USES

  • Austin Gipsy , a Land Rover like vehicle

  • Gypsy (elephant) , an elephant given to Michael Jackson by Elizabeth Taylor

  • Gypsy (software) , the first word processing program to use a graphical interface, created 1975 by Xerox

  • Gypsy, West Virginia , an unincorporated community in Harrison County, West Virginia, USA

  • Maruti Gypsy , a 4WD vehicle by Maruti Udyog Limited, an Indian company