haut monde
[ oh -mond; French oh -mawnd ]
/ ˌoʊ ˈmɒnd; French oʊ ˈmɔ̃d /
noun
high society.
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Origin of haut monde
From French
Words nearby haut monde
Haute-Saône, Haute-Savoie, Hautes-Pyrénées, hauteur, Haute-Vienne, haut monde, hau tree, Haut-Rhin, Hauts-de-Seine, haüynite, HAV
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British Dictionary definitions for haut monde
haut monde
/ French (o mɔ̃d) /
noun
high society
Word Origin for haut monde
literally: high world
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