cosmopolite
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əˌlaɪt noun
1.
a person who is cosmopolitan in his or her ideas, life, etc.; citizen of the world.
2.
an animal or plant of worldwide distribution.
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cosmopolite (kɒzˈmɒpəˌlaɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a less common word for cosmopolitan |
| 2. | an animal or plant that occurs in most parts of the world |
| cos'mopolitism | |
| —n | |
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Cosmopolite
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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He fancied himself as a bit polished, a cosmopolite who happened to be stranded in a backwoods village.
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