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单词 rom
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Rom1

nounPlural Roma rɒmroʊm
  • 1A Gypsy, especially a man or boy.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The position in the Czech Republic is such that it will in our view be impossible for a Rom or anyone who has suffered as a result of discrimination against Roma to establish a well-founded fear of persecution.
    • The young married person becomes a Rom (male adult Roma) or a Romni (female adult Roma).
  • 2as plural noun RomaGypsy people collectively.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Whilst interviewing a news reporter and producer about their experiences, I was surprised to hear the extent of the devastation of the Roma populations in northern Kosovo and especially around Mitrovicia.
    • By the 1930s the Rom group of Gypsy Americans virtually controlled the business of fortune-telling.
    • The fear of wrong-mixing metaphorically reflects the problems experienced by the Rom in maintaining a moral divide between themselves and non-Gypsy outsiders, with whom they must engage on a daily basis for survival.
    • Accordingly, if there is a visitor of Roma or non-Roma ethnic origin, the immigration officer will have to decide whether or not the eligibility criteria are met.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Romany, 'man, husband'.

Rhymes

aplomb, bomb, bombe, CD-ROM, dom, from, glom, mom, pom, prom, shalom, Somme, therefrom, Thom, tom, wherefrom

ROM2

abbreviationrɒmrɑm
Computing
  • Read-only memory.

 
 

Rom1

nounroʊmrōm
  • A Gypsy, especially a man.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The position in the Czech Republic is such that it will in our view be impossible for a Rom or anyone who has suffered as a result of discrimination against Roma to establish a well-founded fear of persecution.
    • The young married person becomes a Rom (male adult Roma) or a Romni (female adult Roma).

Origin

Mid 19th century: Romany, ‘man, husband’.

ROM2

abbreviationrämrɑm
Computing
  • Read-only memory.

 
 
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