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Irish Travellers

Irish Travellers is the plural of Irish Traveller.

Meaning of Irish Traveller

Noun

Irish Traveller (plural Irish Travellers)

  1. (Ireland) A member of an indigenous nomadic ethnic minority in Ireland, the Pavee.
    • My genes would best be described as a melting pot – my mother is part Bulgarian Roma, part Romanichal (English Romany), and my dad is part Romanichal, part Irish Traveller – thus, it was hardly surprising when I was born a blue-eyed milk bottle.2013 October 25, Filip Borev, “I was a pale Roma baby – it's always been a family joke that I was stolen”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022
    Synonyms:
    Gypsy, Minkier, Pavee, Pikie, Pikey, Traveller, Traveler

Questions about Irish Travellers

What is Irish Travellers the plural of?
Irish Travellers is the plural of Irish Traveller.

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