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Porajmos
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porajmos
English
Alternative forms
en Porrajmos
Etymology
Coined by a Kalderash Romani acquaintance of, and popularized by, Ian Hancock in 1990s. From en rom porajmos devouring.
Pronunciation
en /poʊɹaɪmoʊs/ /pɔɹaɪmɔs/ US
Proper noun
en historical The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies.
en Samudaripen
en Holocaust
en Shoah
Usage notes
Some Balkan Romanis avoid this term and prefer Samudaripen.
See also
en final solution
en Meds Yeghern
en Nazism Genocide
Romani
Alternative forms
rom Porrajmos
Etymology
From rom porajmos devouring.
Proper noun
rom proper noun
the en Porajmos; the planned and attempted genocide of the Romani by National Socialist Germany
rom Samudaripen
Usage notes
See the notes in en Porajmos the English entry.
rom Death Nazism