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View synonyms for cosmopolitanism

cosmopolitanism

[ koz-muh-pol-i-tn-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the fact or condition of belonging to all the world and not just one part, or of being at home all over the world:

    My cosmopolitanism is the result of a childhood being towed around the world by a restless father.

    Most studies of Victorian literature focus on the cosmopolitanism and global reach of realism.

  2. freedom from local or national ideas, values, and prejudices:

    Countries hosting this event will be able to join in a global celebration of cosmopolitanism and cultural diversity.

  3. Botany, Zoology. the fact or property of being widely distributed over the globe:

    By more minutely tracing the relations of the freshwater fauna to those of the marine fauna, perhaps the cosmopolitanism of freshwater animals can be explained.



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  • non·cos·mo·pol·i·tan·ism noun

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