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Definition of Rom
(Entry 1 of 3)
: a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and North America : romany, gypsy Ms. Fonseca has journeyed in Albania, Bulgaria … and Poland to look at the lives and history of the Gypsies—or Roma, as some prefer to be known …— Annette Kobak This year, world-music insiders have put Gypsy music, specifically the music of the Rom peoples of Central and Eastern Europe, on their short list of musics to watch.— Joseph Hooper
Rom
abbreviationDefinition of Rom (Entry 2 of 3)
1 Romania
2 Romans
ROM
noun (2)Definition of ROM (Entry 3 of 3)
: a usually small computer memory that contains special-purpose information (such as a program) which cannot be altered — compare ram
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The first known use of Rom was in 1841
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