gypsyryn.
/ˈdʒɪpsᵻri/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪpsəri/ Now chiefly historical.
A Romani encampment.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > camp or encampment > [noun] > type of
ordu1673
chantier1823
douar1829
outcamp1844
log-camp1858
lumbering-camp1858
yayla1864
refugee camp1865
cow-camp1873
gypsyry1873
work camp1877
tent town1878
logging-camp1880
lumber-camp1882
town camp1885
base camp1887
line-camp1888
wanigan1890
isolation camp1891
tent village1899
sheep-camp1911
safari camp1912
jungle1914
transit camp1919
Siwash camp1922
health camp1925
tent city1934
fly camp1939
bivvy1961
1873 Athenæum 11 Oct. 465/3 It will contain..an account of certain Gipsyries, or places inhabited by them, and of various things pertaining to Gipsy life in England.
1882 C. G. Leland Gypsies 362 Near the city [sc. Philadelphia] are three distinct gypsyries.
2008 C. Griffin Nomads under Westway ii. 48 People in Notting Dale—the second biggest ‘gypsyry’ in London after Wandsworth—called by the Romanies living nearby ‘hindity mush’ or ‘hindity mengre’, ‘shitty people’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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