Sinti

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proper noun

An ethnic group, part of the Romani people of Europe.

OriginGerman Sinti →
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Meanings

proper nounSinti pl (normally plural, singular Sinto)

singular Sinto

  1. pluralplural normallyAn ethnic group, part of the Romani people of Europe.

    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
    1 more example

    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
noun
  1. pluralplural of Sinto
  2. pluralplural of Sinta

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
sinte romani

Origin

  1. GermanSinti
  2. EnglishSinti

Borrowed from German Sinti.

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APA

Sinti. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinti

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“Sinti.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sinti. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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