cosmopolitanism

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn-iz-uhm]

noun

1. the fact or condition of belonging to all the world and not just one part, or of being at home all over the world.

   My cosmopolitanism is the result of a childhood being towed around the world by a restless father.

   Most studies of Victorian literature focus on the cosmopolitanism and global reach of realism.

2. freedom from local or national ideas, values, and prejudices.

   Countries hosting this event will be able to join in a global celebration of cosmopolitanism and cultural diversity.

3. Botany, Zoology.,  the fact or property of being widely distributed over the globe.

   By more minutely tracing the relations of the freshwater fauna to those of the marine fauna, perhaps the cosmopolitanism of freshwater animals can be explained.

Other Word Forms

• noncosmopolitanism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmopolitanism¹

cosmopolitan ( def. ) + -ism ( def. )

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