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cosmopolitan
cosmopolitan definition
cos·mo·poli·tan (käz′mə päl′ə tən)
adjective
- common to or representative of all or many parts of the world; not national or local
- not bound by local or national habits or prejudices; at home in all countries or places
- characterized by worldly sophistication; fashionable, urbane, etc.
- having a worldwide distribution, as some plants or animals
Etymology: < cosmopolite + -an
noun
a cosmopolitan person or thing; cosmopolite
Related Forms:
- cosmopolitanism cos′·mo·pol′i·tan·ism′ noun
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