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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


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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

It's far, far better for Americans to hear that kind of talk from him than from Obama, the black urban liberal cosmopolite.

Does the cosmopolite necessarily pay for his freedom by a want of function—the impersonality of not being representative?

As a cosmopolite, and on general principles of being, I prefer the Dalles way.

In manner and manners, tone and cast of thought he was English--delightfully English--though he cultivated the cosmopolite.

His accent was that of a traveled cosmopolite superimposed upon the speech of a place away off somewhere called the West Indies.

He had thought himself very sharp that first day in hitting them all off in his mind with the “cosmopolite” label.

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