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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbel mondo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bel mondo
"Il bel mondo milanese si incontra sempre in questo locale."
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2 senses- 1
An exclusive social set consisting of wealthy, fashionable, and attractive people, especially those prominent in high society or the entertainment industry.
"The luxury resort was packed with the international beautiful people enjoying the summer sun." - 2
A general term used during the counterculture movement of the 1960s to describe hippies and free-spirited individuals.
"Music festivals of that era were gatherings for the beautiful people seeking peace and artistic expression."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term originates from English combining 'beautiful' (derived from Middle English 'beute', from Old French 'beulté') and 'people' (from Old English 'pēopl', from Latin 'populus'). It gained widespread cultural currency in the 1960s to describe the fashionable, wealthy, or bohemian elite who frequented fashionable social scenes.
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beau monde
Transliteration: bo mohnd
"Le beau monde se rassemble chaque année sur la Côte d'Azur."
Schönen und Reichen
Transliteration: shœ-nən ʔʊnt ˈʁaɪ-çən
"Die Bar war voller Schönen und Reichen aus der Filmbranche."
bel mondo
Transliteration: bel mondo
"Il bel mondo milanese si incontra sempre in questo locale."
gente bien
Transliteration: xente bjen
"La fiesta estuvo llena de la gente bien de la ciudad."
alta sociedade
Transliteration: aw-tɐ so.si.aˈda.dʒi
"O evento reuniu a alta sociedade e celebridades internacionais."
अभिजात वर्ग
Transliteration: abhijaat varg
"यह क्लब शहर के अभिजात वर्ग के लिए आरक्षित है।"
上流社会
Transliteration: shàngliú shèhuì
"这家俱乐部经常有上流社会的人光顾。"
상류층
Transliteration: sangryucheung
"그 파티는 유명 인사들과 상류층 사람들로 가득 찼다."
セレブリティ
Transliteration: sereburiti
"その高級ホテルには多くのセレブリティが集まる。"
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