Davos

From German Davos.

• IPA^(key): (UK) /ˈdævɒs/^[1]

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːvoʊs/

Davos

1. A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum.
2. (metonymic) An annual meeting of business leaders, major politicians, economists, and other celebrities hosted by the World Economic Forum in the town of Davos, Switzerland at the end of January.
   • 2019 January 29, Veronica Stracqualursi, “Former Starbucks CEO heckled at book event for weighing independent run: ‘Don’t help elect Trump!’”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     “Don’t help elect Trump, you egotistical billionaire a**hole,” the protester yelled. “Go back to getting ratioed on Twitter. Go back to Davos with the other billionaire elites who think they know how to run the world. That’s not what democracy is.”

• Davos Man

From Middle High German Tavaus (13th c.), from an early form of Romansh, but the derivation as such is unknown.

• IPA^(key): /daˈfoːs/, /daˈvoːs/ (usually /f/ in Switzerland, /v/ elsewhere)

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Davos n (proper noun, genitive Davos' or (with an article) Davos)

1. Davos (a town and municipality of Switzerland)
2. The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum at Davos.

Davos

1. Davos (a town and municipality of Switzerland)
   • 2007 January 9, “10 gažaldaga”, in Áššu, volume 15, number 3, via National Library of Norway, page 17:

     Gos lea Davos?

     Where is Davos?

   • 2015 September 8, “Bovdejuvvon láhttun”, in Ávvir, volume 8, number 169, via National Library of Norway, page 11:

     World Economic Forum lea sveitsa vuođudus ja dát leat sáddan dovddusin iežaset jahkásaš čoaahkkimiid geažil maid dollet Davosa gosa čoagganit máilmmi fámolaččamus oassálastit.

     The World Economic Forum is a Swiss foundation. They have become known for their yearly meetings which are held in Davos where the world's most powerful people meet.

   • 2017 February 8, “Háliida lágidit čoahkkima”, in NRK Sápmi‎^[3], archived from the original on 20 January 2026:

     Ruošša várreolgoriikkaministtar Vladimir Titov háliida lágidit njunuolbmuidčoahkkima ^{[sic – meaning njunušolbmuidčoahkkima]} Barentsovttasbarggu várás seamma minstara mielde go Davosa ekonomalaš njunuščoahkkima.

     Russia's First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs wants to arrange a high-level forum with regards to cooperation in the Barents region parallel to the World Economic Forum in Davos.

   • 2026 January 21, 0:32 from the start, in Ođđasat‎^[4], spoken by Máret Biret Skoglund Sara, NRK TV:

     Mii álgit Davosis Šveiccas, gosa máilmmi jođiheaddjit leat čoahkkanan máilmmi ekonomalaš forumii.

     We start in Davos, Switzerland, where world leaders have convened at the World Economic Forum.