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cosmopolite

[ koz-mop-uh-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a person who is cosmopolitan in their ideas, life, etc.; citizen of the world.
  2. an animal or plant of worldwide distribution.


cosmopolite

/ kɒzˈmɒpəˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a less common word for cosmopolitan
  2. an animal or plant that occurs in most parts of the world
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • cosˈmopoliˌtism, noun
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Other Words From

  • cos·mopo·lit·ism noun
  • noncos·mopo·lite noun
  • noncos·mopo·lit·ism noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmopolite1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Greek kosmopolī́tēs “citizen of the world,” equivalent to kosmo- cosmo- + polī́tēs “citizen” ( pól(is) “a city, state” + -ītēs -ite 1 )
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Example Sentences

“My father was killed in Russia. The war turned me into a cosmopolite and opponent of all nationalisms and all politics while just a schoolboy.”

The last year, however, has thrown even cosmopolites back on small areas and local attachments.

It favored rural Germans and targeted supposed forces of modernity: liberal media members, Jews, cosmopolites.

In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear.

That vaudevillian public disdain for East Coast intellectuals, Ivy League blue bloods, cosmopolites — all of it started with Nixon.

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