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cosmopolitanism
Variant of cosmopolitan
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
noun
a cosmopolitan person or thing; cosmopolite
Related Forms:
- cosmopolitanism noun
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