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   Cos·mo·pol·i·tan

   /ˌkäzməˈpälətn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. including or containing people from many different countries: "immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis" Similar internationalmultiracialworldwideglobaluniversal
   • ▪ familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures: "his knowledge of French, Italian, and Spanish made him genuinely cosmopolitan" Similar worldlyworldly-wisewell traveledknowingawarematureseasonedexperiencedunprovincialcultivatedculturedsophisticatedsuaveurbanepolishedrefinedliberalbroad-mindedunprejudicedinformal:streetwisecoolOpposite provincialnarrowunsophisticated
   • ▪ having an exciting and glamorous character associated with travel and a mixture of cultures: "their designs became a byword for cosmopolitan chic"
   • 2. (of a plant or animal) found all over the world.

   noun

   • 1. a cosmopolitan person: "cosmopolitans who spoke both Spanish and English"
   • 2. a plant or animal found all over the world.
   • 3. a cocktail typically made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime juice.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a noun): from cosmopolite + -an.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cosmopolitanism noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cosmoCosmopolitan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : having a worldwide scope or outlook : not limited or narrow. cosmopolitan world travelers. 2. : composed of persons or elements from many parts of the world. a cosmopolitan city. 3. : found in most parts of the world and in many kinds of ecological conditions. a cosmopolitan herb.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › cosmopolitanCOSMOPOLITAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   COSMOPOLITAN definition: 1. containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world: 2…. Learn more.

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   free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world. Synonyms: worldly, urbane, sophisticated. Antonyms: parochial, provincial. of or characteristic of a cosmopolite.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › cosmopolitanCOSMOPOLITAN definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   COSMOPOLITAN meaning: 1. containing or having experience of people and things from many different parts of the world: 2…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cosmopolitanCosmopolitan - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. of worldwide scope or applicability. “an issue of cosmopolitan import”. synonyms: ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide. comprehensive, overarching. including all or everything. adjective. growing or occurring in many parts of the world. “a cosmopolitan herb”.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › cosmopolitanCOSMOPOLITAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures. London has always been a cosmopolitan city. Someone who is cosmopolitan has had a lot of contact with people and things from many different countries and as a result is very open to different ideas and ways of doing things.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › cosmopolitan_adjcosmopolitan - Oxford English Dictionary

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   Belonging to all parts of the world; not restricted to any one country or its inhabitants. 1848. Capital is becoming more and more cosmopolitan. J. S. Mill, Principles of Political Economy vol. II. iii. xvii. 113. 1865. The mixed and cosmopolitan character of the Alexandrine population. G. Grote, Plato vol. I. iv. 151. 1869.