Roma in a sentence as a noun

At least those "roma" coming from Spain and Portugal call themselves gipsies.

This lead to the association romanians = gipsies, thiefs, primitives etc.

In order to understand why romanians take this so seriously, you need to understand the context.

The average westerner can't distinguish a romanian from a roma/romani/gipsy although they are quite distinct.

Proper Noun Examples for Roma

In the last 20 years there were several waves of romanian immigrants hitting the western europe, including the Roma minority which are highly nomadic by tradition and very visible in the west because they beg and steal aggressively and live in slums in very primitive conditions.

Roma definitions

noun

a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

See also: Gypsy Gipsy Romany Rommany Romani Roma Bohemian

noun

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

See also: Rome Roma