What does Cosmopolitan mean?

Definitions for Cosmopolitan
ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tncos·mopoli·tan

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cosmopolitan, cosmopoliteadjective

    a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

  2. cosmopolitan, widely distributedadjective

    growing or occurring in many parts of the world

    "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution"

  3. cosmopolitanadjective

    composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests

    "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"; "that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks"

  4. cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wideadjective

    of worldwide scope or applicability

    "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"

Wiktionary

  1. cosmopolitannoun

    a cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite

  2. cosmopolitannoun

    a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice

  3. cosmopolitanadjective

    all-inclusive; affecting the whole world

  4. cosmopolitanadjective

    composed of people from all over the world

  5. cosmopolitanadjective

    at ease in any part of the world

  6. cosmopolitanadjective

    growing in many parts of the world; widely distributed

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitenoun

    A citizen of the world; one who is at home in every place.

    Etymology: ϰόσμος and πολίτης.

ChatGPT

  1. cosmopolitan

    Cosmopolitan refers to an individual, idea, or entity that embraces and appreciates the cultures and values of various countries and is comfortable and adaptable in any part of the world. It may also refer to a city or region that has diverse cultural influences and is sophisticated and global in its outlook.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cosmopolitannoun

    alt. of Cosmopolite

  2. Cosmopolitanadjective

    alt. of Cosmopolite

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cosmopolitan

    koz-mo-pol′i-tan, n. a citizen of the world: one free from local or national prejudices—also Cosmop′olite.—adj. belonging to all parts of the world: unprejudiced.—ns. Cosmopol′itanism, Cosmop′olitism, Cosmopol′icy (Shelley).—adjs. Cosmopol′itic, -polit′ical. [Gr. kosmopolitēskosmos, and politēs, a citizen—polis, a city.]

Entomology

  1. Cosmopolitan

    species that occur throughout most of the world.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cosmopolitan in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Cosmopolitan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Cosmopolitan in a Sentence

  1. Lawrence Stager:

    The cosmopolitan life here is so much more elegant and worldly and connected with other parts of the eastern Mediterranean.

  2. Zahraa Awad:

    I remember all the names, they represented the cosmopolitan atmospheres of Alexandria, and in the evening when there's not much cars, you can always hear the piano coming out of the music school of the Conservatoire.

  3. Erik Jones:

    They have completely contrasting messages, where Trump has argued for 'America first,' Emmanuel Macron is arguing for a kind of cosmopolitan globalist vision of France and of Europe, that is going to create very sharp contrast when the two meet in France.

  4. George Moore:

    Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end.

  5. Adrian Grenier:

    I bought a place in Austin five years ago and a year ago I decided to move here permanently, i had friends here, I ran a business here, and liked the pace. Austin is cosmopolitan without being snooty; it's earthy. People are smart and successful but they don't flaunt it.

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