"Soros" meaning in English

See Soros in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsɔɹoʊs/, /ˈsɔɹəs/ Forms: Soroses [plural]
Etymology: From Hungarian Soros, from Hungarian soros. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|hu|Soros}} Hungarian Soros Head templates: {{en-prop|es}} Soros (plural Soroses)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Soros-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A surname.
    More specifically George Soros, financier.
    Derived forms: Sorosian
    Sense id: en-Soros-en-name-UDOml6J6 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (surname): Սորոս (Soros) (Armenian), Soros (Hungarian), Сорос (Soros) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'surname': 50 50

Inflected forms

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          "text": "George Soros remains a favorite target of conservative conspiracy theorists, seeing his corrupting influence behind every liberal movement and within every nook and cranny.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɔɹoʊs/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɔɹəs/"
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      "word": "Սորոս"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɔɹəs/"
    }
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      "word": "Сорос"
    }
  ],
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}

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