1. (adj)cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide of worldwide scope or applicability "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
2. (adj)universal applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
"the play opened to universal acclaim"; "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys"
3. (adj)universal adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations "universal wrench", "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver"