Cosmopolitan Definition

kŏzmə-pŏlĭ-tn
cosmopolitans
adjective
Pertinent or common to the whole world.
An issue of cosmopolitan import.
American Heritage
Common to or representative of all or many parts of the world; not national or local.
Webster's New World
Not bound by local or national habits or prejudices; at home in all countries or places.
Webster's New World
So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest.
A cosmopolitan traveler.
American Heritage
Characterized by worldly sophistication; fashionable, urbane, etc.
Webster's New World
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noun
cosmopolitans
A cosmopolitan person or thing; cosmopolite.
Webster's New World
A cocktail made of vodka, cranberry and lime juices, and orange liqueur, served in a martini glass.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cosmopolitan

Noun

Singular:
cosmopolitan
Plural:
cosmopolitans

Origin of Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan Sentence Examples

  • The family is cosmopolitan, excepting Madagascar and the whole of the Australian region.

  • Picidae, woodpeckers, cosmopolitan, excepting Madagascar and Australian region.

  • The third class of Magyar novelists comprises those cosmopolitan writers who take their method of work, their inspiration and even many of their subjects from foreign authors, chiefly French, German, Russian and also Norwegian.

  • His reputation now became cosmopolitan.

  • Owing to the peculiarities of its situation, the population of Vienna is of a very cosmopolitan and heterogeneous character.

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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