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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 wide international sophistication : worldly. Greater cultural diversity has led to a more cosmopolitan attitude among the town's younger generations. 2. : composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world. a city with a cosmopolitan population. 3.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOSMOPOLITAN | 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.

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

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   Definitions of cosmopolitan. adjective. composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests. “"his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay” “the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt” synonyms: traveled, travelled.

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   Cosmopolitan definition: free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.. See examples of COSMOPOLITAN used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOSMOPOLITAN 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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOSMOPOLITAN 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.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcosmopolitan adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   cosmopolitan. adjective. /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən/. /ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlɪtən/. (approving) containing people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture. a cosmopolitan city/resort. The club has a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Jamaica is a very cosmopolitan island.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › cosmopolitan_adjcosmopolitan, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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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.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › cosmopolitanCosmopolitan - definition of cosmopolitan by The Free Dictionary

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    adj. 1. having interest in or familiar with many parts of the world. 2. sophisticated or urbane. 3. composed of people or elements from all parts of the world or from many different spheres. 4. (Biology) (of plants or animals) widely distributed. [C17: from French, ultimately from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosmo- cosmo- + politēs citizen]

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcosmopolitan - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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    Definition of cosmopolitan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.