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antiziganism

antiziganism
 n.— «“We are accusing him of defamation and inciting violence against Sinti and Roma,” said Marko D Knudsen, chairman of the Antiziganism centre, which takes its name from the term for hostility towards gypsies.» —“Borat movie debut marred by lawsuits in Germany” by Ernest Gill in Hamburg, Germany The Raw Story Nov. 2, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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