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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English proclaimed English self-proclaimed From self- + proclaimed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Announced by oneself, usually without recognition by others.
The small town of Pitlochry is the self-proclaimed gateway to the Scottish Highlands and the Cairngorms National Park.
2020 April 8, Anthony Lambert, “National parks: rail can keep the cars away”, in Rail, page 52, photo caption:He was self-proclaimed king of the mountain. Since it was a mountain of garbage, nobody else wanted the title anyway.
“The end of the traffic light coalition is a liberation for our country. The end of the self-proclaimed ‘progressive coalition’ that took Germany to the brink of economic ruin was more than overdue,” Weidel wrote on X.
2024 November 7, Sophie Tanno, Sebastian Shukla and Olesya Dmitracova, “Germany’s normally stable government has collapsed. Here’s why”, in CNN:
Synonyms
soi-disant · self-appointed · self-professed · self-ordained · tryhard · self-styled · wannabe
Translations (23)
bg самозван (announced by oneself) · fr autoproclamé (announced by oneself) · it autoproclamato (announced by oneself) · es autoproclamado (announced by oneself) · cmn 自稱的 /自称的 (announced by oneself) · de selbsternannt (announced by oneself) · ro autoproclamat (announced by oneself) · ru самопровозглашённый (announced by oneself) · ka თვითგამოცხადებული (announced by oneself) · ru самозва́ный (announced by oneself) · es autodeclarado (announced by oneself) · pt autoproclamado (announced by oneself) · es autonombrado (announced by oneself) · pl samozwańczy (announced by oneself) · fi itsensä joksikin julistanut (announced by oneself) · hi स्वघोषित (announced by oneself) · uk самопроголо́шений (announced by oneself) · sh samoproglašen (announced by oneself) · sv självutnämnd (announced by oneself) · sh самкпроглашен (announced by oneself) · kk өзін-өзі жариялаған (announced by oneself) · cs samozvaný (announced by oneself) · ja 自称の (announced by oneself)