cosmopolitism

Variant of cosmopolite

cosmopolite definition

cos·mopo·lite (käz mäp′ə līt′)

noun

  1. a cosmopolitan person
  2. a plant or animal found in most parts of the world

Etymology: Gr kosmopolitēs < kosmos, world + politēs, citizen < polis, polis

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