English Explanatory Dictionary

Sinti

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Sinti people, an ethnic group originating from Sindh in northwestern India (now Pakistan) who migrated to Europe in the medieval period.
noun
  1. plural of Sinto
  2. plural of Sinta

Word forms

Sinti Sinto

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.

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