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rootless cosmopolitan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
root-less -cos-mopoli-tan
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Jew, particularly in the context of the antisemitic campaign in the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1953.

Derogatory

Etymology

Calque of Russian безро́дный космополи́т (bezródnyj kosmopolít).

Usage

Inflected Forms

rootless cosmopolitans (plural)

Questions

What does rootless cosmopolitan mean?
A Jew, particularly in the context of the antisemitic campaign in the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1953.
Where does rootless cosmopolitan come from?
Calque of Russian безро́дный космополи́т (bezródnyj kosmopolít).

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