Davos
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English
Etymology
First attested as Tavaus, from Romansch tavau (“behind”), referring to the valley in which it lies, from Latin de- (“from, of”) + post (“behind”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Davos
- A mountain resort and municipality in Grisons, Switzerland, host of the World Economic Forum.
- (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:
- “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.”
Translations
mountain resort in Switzerland
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annual meeting hosted by the World Economic Forum
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References
- ^ https://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/d/D1571.php
- ^ Geoff Lindsey, Péter Szigetvári (2013–) CUBE
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Davos n (proper noun, genitive Davos' or (with an article) Davos)
- Davos (a town and municipality of Switzerland)