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There are about 20,000 Roma in Texas. In Texas, the two main Roma populations are Vlax and Romanichal. Romani Americans are concentrated in Houston and Fort Worth. Significant numbers of Romani families also live in Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and El Paso. Nearly every large town in Texas has some Roma residents. [58]
The English term Gypsy (or Gipsy) originates from the Middle English gypcian, short for Egipcien. The Spanish term Gitano and French Gitan have similar etymologies. They are ultimately derived from the Greek Αιγύπτιοι (Aigyptioi), meaning "Egyptian", via Latin.
Pata-Rât is the place where the garbage dump of Cluj-Napoca is located. About 1,500 Roma evacuated from the city live in this place Mironu village Suceava County: 1,907 1,392 73% Bâscenii de Jos village Buzău County: 2,075 1,355 65.3% Gămăcești, Argeș village Argeș County: 1,165 1,165 ~100% Part of Berevoești: Ungra: commune Brașov County
The Junk Gypsy Company, commonly known as Junk Gypsies because of their HGTV show are a fashion/art/design trio composed of sisters Amie Sikes and Jolie Sikes and their mother, Janie. Their company, Junk Gypsy Co., based in Round Top, Texas , was created by Amie and Janie in 1998 to sell vintage flea market finds. [ 1 ]
These they called "vardos" and were often brightly and colorfully decorated on the inside and outside. In the present day, Romanichal are more likely to live in houses or caravans . The vast majority (90%) of 21st-century Romanichal families live in houses of bricks and mortar, whilst a minority still live in mobile homes such as caravans ...
The English term gypsy or gipsy [16] is commonly used to indicate Romani people, [17] and use of the word gipsy in modern-day English is pervasive (and is a legal term under English law—see below), and some Romani organizations use it in their own organizational names, particularly in the United Kingdom.
Pikey (/ ˈ p aɪ k iː /; also spelled pikie, pykie) [1] [2] is an ethnic slur referring to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.It is used mainly in the United Kingdom and in Ireland to refer to people who belong to groups which had a traditional travelling lifestyle.
Texas has the fifth highest rate of teenage births in the nation and a plurality of these are to Hispanics or Latinos. [53] Romani Americans are present in Texas. In Texas, the two main Roma subgroups are Vlax and Romanichal. They mainly live in Houston and Fort Worth, though significant numbers of Romani families live in Dallas, San Antonio ...