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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRothschild
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɔt.ʃild
"La famille Rothschild a une longue histoire dans la finance."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of the Rothschild family, a wealthy international banking dynasty originating in Frankfurt.
"The estate was once owned by a prominent Rothschild in the nineteenth century." - 2
Used allusively to denote a person of immense wealth or a financial tycoon.
"He thinks he is a modern-day Rothschild with all his speculative investments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the German compound name 'Rotes Schild', meaning 'red shield', referring to the house sign of the ancestral home in Frankfurt occupied by the family in the 16th century. Over time, it evolved from a proper surname into an international eponym frequently used in finance, history, and socio-economic discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rothschild" is said worldwide
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Rothschild
Transliteration: ʁɔt.ʃild
"La famille Rothschild a une longue histoire dans la finance."
Rothschild
Transliteration: ˈʁoːt.ʃɪlt
"Die Bankiersfamilie Rothschild prägte das europäische Finanzwesen."
Rothschild
Transliteration: rɔtˈʃild
"La dinastia Rothschild ha finanziato molti progetti storici."
Rothschild
Transliteration: rotˈʃild
"El apellido Rothschild es sinónimo de gran riqueza."
Rothschild
Transliteration: ʁɔtˈʃild
"A família Rothschild construiu um império bancário global."
रोथ्सचाइल्ड
Transliteration: rothschaild
"रोथ्सचाइल्ड परिवार बैंकिंग इतिहास में प्रसिद्ध है।"
罗斯柴尔德
Transliteration: Luósīchái'ěrdé
"罗斯柴尔德家族在金融界享有盛名。"
로스차일드
Transliteration: Rosuchaildeu
"로스차일드 가문은 세계 금융 역사에서 중요한 위치를 차지합니다."
ロスチャイルド
Transliteration: Rosuchairudo
"ロスチャイルド家は国際的な金融dynastyとして知られています。"
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