Porajmos

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies.

/poʊɹaɪmoʊs/ /pɔɹaɪmɔs/

Porajmos Porrajmos

Coined by a Kalderash Romani acquaintance of, and popularized by, Ian Hancock in 1990s. From Romani porajmos (“devouring”).

Samudaripen

final solution Meds Yeghern

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