Davos

Meaning

Proper Noun

• mountain resort/and/municipality in cat, Grisons Switzerland (country), host of the World Economic Forum.
• An annual meeting of business leaders, major politicians, economists, and other celebrities hosted by the World Economic Forum in the town of Davos, Switzerland at the end of January.

Origin

• First attested as Tavaus, from Romansch tavau ("behind"), referring to the valley in which it lies, from Latin de- ("from, of") + post.