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Sinti en · NOUN

Etymology

In Sinti usage, the ethnonym is traditionally understood as deriving from Sindh, a region in northwestern South Asia (now Pakistan), functioning as a toponymic self-designation.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of Sinto
   form of Sinto
2. (form-of, plural) plural of Sinta
   form of Sinta

Sinti en · PROPN

Etymology

In Sinti usage, the ethnonym is traditionally understood as deriving from Sindh, a region in northwestern South Asia (now Pakistan), functioning as a toponymic self-designation.

Meanings

1. (plural, plural-normally) The Sinti people, an ethnic group originating from Sindh in northwestern India (now Pakistan) who migrated to Europe in the medieval period.
   • The Sinti first appeared in Switzerland in 1411... the Sinti said that they were pilgrims and they intended to return to the land of Sindh. 1411-1419, cited in Rinaldo DiRicchardi-Reichard, To be or not to be Sinti, Gypsy, and Romani: Crisis of Sinti Ethnic Identity
   • The place of origin of the Sinti (singular: Sinto) is clearly spelled out in their ethnonym: they come from the Sindh, an area in the North-West of India (now Pakistan). Therefore the ethnonym 'Sinto' is also a toponym. 2024, USC Shoah Foundation, Roma and Sinti:

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