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   cosmopolitan

   /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪt(ə)n/

   adjective

   • 1. including 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 travelledknowingawarematureseasonedexperiencedunprovincialcultivatedculturedsophisticatedsuaveurbanepolishedrefinedliberalbroad-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 made with Cointreau, lemon vodka, 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. 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.

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   The meaning of COSMOPOLITAN is having wide international sophistication : worldly. How to use cosmopolitan in a sentence. Defining Cosmopolitan (Not the Drink)

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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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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   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.

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

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   having or showing a wide experience of people and things from many different countries. people with a truly cosmopolitan outlook. cosmopolitan young people. Young people today are much more cosmopolitan. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. (specialist) (of a plant or animal) found all over the world. Sea urchins are cosmopolitan in their distribution.

9. 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]

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCOSMOPOLITAN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    COSMOPOLITAN definition: 1. consisting of people and things from many different countries: 2. having experience of many…. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cosmopolitancosmopolitan | meaning of cosmopolitan in Longman Dictionary of...

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    Cosmopolitan (also Cosmo infml --) trademark a monthly magazine for women, which is produced in separate edition s in the US, the UK, and many other countries. It is aimed at young modern independent women and deals with subjects such as fashion, work, and sex.