rootless cosmopolitan

noun

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

OriginRussian безро́дный космополи́т →
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Meanings

nounrootless cosmopolitan (plural rootless cosmopolitans)

plural rootless cosmopolitans

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

Origin

  1. Russianбезро́дный космополи́т
  2. Englishrootless cosmopolitan

Calque of Russian безро́дный космополи́т (bezródnyj kosmopolít).

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APA

rootless cosmopolitan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootless%20cosmopolitan

MLA

“rootless cosmopolitan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootless%20cosmopolitan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rootless cosmopolitan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rootless%20cosmopolitan.

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