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- Russian · calque ofбезро́дный космополи́т
- English todayrootless cosmopolitan
Calque of Russian безро́дный космополи́т (bezródnyj kosmopolít).
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rootless cosmopolitan
Today it means: A Jew, particularly in the context of the antisemitic campaign in the Soviet Union from 1948 to 1953. Full definition →
Russian безро́дный космополи́т