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A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a well-known or notable person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they studied all the great names in the history of France
- she is an important figure in modern music
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: name, figure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: important person, influential person, personage
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Armenian:
հանրային անձ
(hanrayin anj)
— person subject to public interest
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Chinese Mandarin:
知名人士
(zhīmíng rénshì)
— person subject to public interest
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Chinese Mandarin:
公眾人物 /公众人物
(gōngzhòng rénwù)
— person subject to public interest
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Chinese Mandarin:
社會名人 /社会名人
(shèhuì míngrén)
— person subject to public interest
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Dutch:
publiek figuur
— person subject to public interest
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Dutch:
bekend persoon
— person subject to public interest
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Finnish:
julkisuuden henkilö
— person subject to public interest
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Finnish:
julkkis
— person subject to public interest
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French:
célébrité
— person subject to public interest
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Galician:
persoeiro
— person subject to public interest
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Galician:
celebridade
— person subject to public interest
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Georgian:
საზოგადო მოღვაწე
(sazogado moɣvac̣e)
— person subject to public interest
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German:
Persönlichkeit des öffentlichen Lebens
— person subject to public interest
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German:
Person des öffentlichen Lebens
— person subject to public interest
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German:
öffentliche Person
— person subject to public interest
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Greek:
δημόσιο πρόσωπο
(dimósio prósopo)
— person subject to public interest
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Hungarian:
közéleti személy
— person subject to public interest
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Korean:
공인
(gong'in)
— person subject to public interest
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Malay:
tokoh masyarakat
— person subject to public interest
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Portuguese:
figura pública
— person subject to public interest
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Russian:
обще́ственный де́ятель
(obščéstvennyj déjatelʹ)
— person subject to public interest
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Spanish:
personaje público
— person subject to public interest
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Ukrainian:
грома́дський дія́ч
(hromádsʹkyj dijáč)
— person subject to public interest