War of words over 'gypsy' label intensifies
Civil society and Romania’s cultural elite are fighting over whether the term ‘tigan’ (gypsy) is derogatory to an ethnic group. And the battlefield is - the Romanian dictionary. Report by Cerasela Marin March 2011 - From the Print Edition
French [french] – noun
1. the people of France and their descendants
2. a name given to someone with bad habits
Bulgarian [buhl-gair-ee-uhn] – noun
1. a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
2. a name given to someone with bad habits
These entries would never appear in the official dictionary of any language. So why is it that the description of an ethnic group, the tigan (gypsy) in the official Romanian Dictionary DEX, refers to the people as ‘a person who ... To continue reading this article you have to be registered
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