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The term Gypsies is based on the belief that these people (called the Rom) were from Egypt, but actually they migrated from India. Modern Egyptians are mostly an Arabic people.

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Egyptians are native to Egypt, a country in North Africa, while gypsies are an ethnic group of people who traditionally are nomadic and have roots in South Asia. The two groups have different cultural backgrounds, traditions, and histories.

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