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Gypsies & Romanies
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Where do they Orginate from? Thanks
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the word gypsy comes from Egyptian, because that's where they were once supposed (by the British, anyway) to come from. I believe it's still illegal to impersonate an Egyptian in some parts of Britain.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/quer y/0,,-1278,00.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/quer y/0,,-1278,00.html
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