космополит

• IPA^(key): [kɔsmɔpɔˈlit]
• Hyphenation: кос‧мо‧по‧лит

космополи́т • (kosmopolít) m (plural космополи́ти, feminine космополи́тка, relational adjective космополи́тски)

1. cosmopolitan, cosmopolite

• “космополит” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Via French cosmopolite from Latin cosmopolītēs from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

(slur): Used since the Soviet 1948 anti-cosmopolitan campaign, from the propaganda trope безродный космополит (bezrodnyj kosmopolit, “rootless cosmopolitan”): "rootless" being used to refer to those who were not "Soviet" or "communist" enough. This term was used to collectively accuse Jewish dissidents and artists of treason against the Soviet Union, or punish anyone who critised Stalin. Ultimately, the slur originated in the 19th century in Tsarist Russia by the writer Vissarion Belinsky, to condemn writers who were seen as not "Russian" enough.

• IPA^(key): [kəsməpɐˈlʲit]

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космополи́т • (kosmopolít) m anim (genitive космополи́та, nominative plural космополи́ты, genitive plural космополи́тов, female equivalent космополи́тка)

1. cosmopolitan, cosmopolite
2. (ethnic slur, euphemistic) Jew

• → Armenian: կոսմոպոլիտ (kosmopolit)