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German Word of the Day

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mondän (adj.)  fashionable, chic, smart

Der Schauspieler wurde zum geistreichen, mondänen Gentleman des deutschsprachigen Films.
The actor became the witty, fashionable gentleman of German-language cinema.

NOTE: The German word mondän is a false cognate, a word that seems to resemble an English word, but means something entirely different. For more, see...

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