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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSinti
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈzɪnti/
"Viele Sinti und Roma leben seit Jahrhunderten in Mitteleuropa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A member of a Romani people living chiefly in Central Europe, particularly Germany, France, and northern Italy.
"Many Sinti musicians have made significant contributions to the development of European jazz, particularly gypsy jazz."
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Relating to the Sinti people, their culture, or their language (a dialect of Romani).
"The cultural festival highlighted traditional Sinti music and storytelling."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term Sinti is an ethnonym used by a Romani people predominantly residing in Central Europe, particularly Germany and neighboring countries. Its precise etymology is debated, but it is often linked by scholars to the historical geographical term Sind or the Indus River valley region in South Asia, from where the ancestral groups of the Romani people originated.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sinti" is said worldwide
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Sinti
Transliteration: /sɛ̃.ti/
"La communauté Sinti préserve ses traditions musicales avec ferveur."
Sinti
Transliteration: /ˈzɪnti/
"Viele Sinti und Roma leben seit Jahrhunderten in Mitteleuropa."
Sinti
Transliteration: /ˈsin.ti/
"La cultura Sinti fa parte del patrimonio culturale europeo."
Sinti
Transliteration: /ˈsin.ti/
"El pueblo Sinti tiene una rica tradición oral."
Sinti
Transliteration: /ˈsĩ.tʃi/
"A comunidade Sinti é conhecida pela sua rica herança musical."
सिंती
Transliteration: sinti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सिंती लोग मध्य यूरोप में निवास करते हैं।"
辛提人
Transliteration: Xīntí rén
Script: 中文汉字
"辛提人是欧洲的一个族群。"
신티
Transliteration: sinti
Script: 한국어 한글
"신티 족은 주로 중앙유럽에 거주합니다."
シンティ
Transliteration: Shinti
Script: 日本語
"シンティの人々は独自の文化を持っています。"
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