cosmopolitan
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məˈpɒl adjective
1.
free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
2.
of or characteristic of a cosmopolite.
3.
belonging to all the world; not limited to just one part of the world.
4.
Botany, Zoology. widely distributed over the globe.
noun
5.
a person who is free from local, provincial, or national bias or attachment; citizen of the world; cosmopolite.
6.
a cocktail made with vodka, cranberry juice, an orange-flavored liqueur, and lime juice.
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Related forms
cos·mo·pol·i·tan·ism, noun
cos·mo·pol·i·tan·ly, adverb
non·cos·mo·pol·i·tan, adjective, noun
non·cos·mo·pol·i·tan·ism, noun
un·cos·mo·pol·i·tan, adjective
Synonyms
1. sophisticated, urbane, worldly.
1. sophisticated, urbane, worldly.
Antonyms
1. provincial, parochial.
1. provincial, parochial.
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cosmopolitan (ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who has lived and travelled in many countries, esp one who is free of national prejudices |
| —adj | |
| 2. | having interest in or familiar with many parts of the world |
| 3. | sophisticated or urbane |
| 4. | composed of people or elements from all parts of the world or from many different spheres |
| 5. | (of plants or animals) widely distributed |
| [C17: from French, ultimately from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosmo- | |
| cosmo'politanism | |
| —n | |
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cosmopolitan cos·mo·pol·i·tan (kŏz'mə-pŏl'ĭ-tn)
adj.
Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; widely distributed. n.
A cosmopolitan organism.
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Example sentences
Its capital is now a cosmopolitan city wrapped in a beautiful, ornate coat of history.
She is an inventive, seemingly cosmopolitan composer.
The cosmopolitan nature of modern science could hardly be better illustrated than by the careers of some of the participants.
It relied heavily on credit and foreign investment in its drive to turn itself into a cosmopolitan center.
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