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- noun Plural form of
Gipsy .
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Examples
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"This provision comprehends the Chinese of the Pacific States, Indians subject to taxation, the people called Gipsies, as well as the entire race designated as blacks, people of color, negroes, mulattoes, and persons of African blood," Johnson declared.
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"Gipsies," cried the children, who were on their way to the village, and, big as they were, they were a little frightened when, with a cry, the woman jumped down and flew towards them.
Us An Old Fashioned Story Mrs. Molesworth 1880
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I do not know of any regiment in the service which has been moved about quite as much as the "Gipsies," as Genl Wise used to call us.
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I do not know of any regiment in the service which has been moved about quite as much as the "Gipsies," as Gen l Wise used to call us.
Franklin County: David R. P. Shoemaker to Henry A. Bitner, February 22, 1863 David R. P. Shoemaker 1863
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The question then arises, -- Was the author of the Annals cognizant of the existence of such people as "Gipsies"?
Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century John Wilson Ross 1852
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Article "Gipsies" (with bibliography) (in Encyclopædia
Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Crawford Howell Toy 1877
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If there be one established fact it is that the "Gipsies" (then called
Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century John Wilson Ross 1852
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Instead, the usually blunt Mr. Dimon called them Gipsies.
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Gipsies have reported the show to Northamptonshire Police alleging that the storyline is racist towards their community and way of life.
Pikey lives up to sterotype. FIDO The Dog 2009
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Gipsies have reported the show to Northamptonshire Police alleging that the storyline is racist towards their community and way of life.
Archive 2008-03-01 FIDO The Dog 2008
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