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GITANE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
- Political Geography and Geopolitics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Gypsy
1, record 1, English, Gypsy
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- traveller 2, record 1, English, traveller
correct
- traveler 3, record 1, English, traveler
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A member of a wandering people having dark skin and black hair who originally migrated to Europe from N. India in the 15th and 16th centuries. 4, record 1, English, - Gypsy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
traveller: the politically correct term for Gypsy. 3, record 1, English, - Gypsy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Gypsies have been known as "travellers" or "travelling people" since the eighteenth century and it is their own name for themselves. [However,] it appears that proper gypsies do not mind being called 'gypsies', [since] gypsies are ... recognized as an ethnic group and thus protected from discrimination under the British 1976 Race Relations Act. 5, record 1, English, - Gypsy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
- Géographie politique et géopolitique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Gitan
1, record 1, French, Gitan
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Gitane 1, record 1, French, Gitane
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- Tzigane 2, record 1, French, Tzigane
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
- Tsigane 3, record 1, French, Tsigane
correct, see observation, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les Tziganes, nom d’un peuple [...] venu de l’Inde, apparu d’abord en Grèce et en Europe orientale vers la fin du XIIIe siècle, au XVe siècle en Europe occidentale, qui a mené une existence de nomades exerçant diverses activités (artisanat, spectacle). 3, record 1, French, - Gitan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Gitan; Gitane : terminologie employée en France et en Espagne. 1, record 1, French, - Gitan
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Tzigane; Tsigane : terminologie employée dans le reste de l’Europe. 1, record 1, French, - Gitan
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombres de habitantes y nombres de pueblos
- Geografía política y geopolítica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gitano
1, record 1, Spanish, gitano
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- itinerante 1, record 1, Spanish, itinerante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gitano; itinerante: términos generalmente utilizados en plural. 2, record 1, Spanish, - gitano
Record 1, Key term(s)
- gitanos
- itinerantes
Record 2 - internal organization data 1984-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Theatre and Opera
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gypsy wig 1, record 2, English, gypsy%20wig
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théâtre et Opéra
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- perruque de gitane 1, record 2, French, perruque%20de%20gitane
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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