Who are Gypsies?
Gypsies are known more politically correctly as the Romani or Romany people, or the Roma. The Roma are an ethnic group originating in the Indian subcontinent who now live throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. The largest population of Roma is in the Balkans, where they have lived since around the 14th century. The term gypsies arose because the Roma were once mistakenly believed to have originated in Egypt. Their Indian origin was only recently confirmed through linguistic and genetic evidence.
