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cosmopolitan

Syllabification: (cos·mo·pol·i·tan)
Pronunciation: /ˌkäzməˈpälitn/
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Definition of cosmopolitan

adjective

  • familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures:his knowledge of French, Italian, and Spanish made him genuinely cosmopolitan
  • including people from many different countries:immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis
  • having an exciting and glamorous character associated with travel and a mixture of cultures:their designs became a byword for cosmopolitan chic
  • (of a plant or animal) found all over the world.

noun

  • 1a cosmopolitan person.
  • a cosmopolitan organism or species.
  • 2a cocktail typically made with vodka, Cointreau, cranberry juice, and lime juice.

Derivatives

cosmopolitanism

Pronunciation: /-ˌizəm/
noun

cosmopolitanize

Pronunciation: /-ˌīz/
verb

Origin:

mid 17th century (as a noun): from cosmopolite + -an

Spell cosmopolitan with cosmo- at the beginning and -an at the end.

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