Thesaurus: cosmopolitan

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1. n. Alt. of Cosmopolite
2. a. Alt. of Cosmopolite
3. adj. growing or occurring in many parts of the world
4. adj. composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests
5. adj. of worldwide scope or applicability
6. n. a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
7. One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world. 1. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal. In other countries taste is perphaps too exclusively national, in Germany it is certainly too cosmopolite. Sir W. Hamilton. 2. Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of the world. The Cheiroptera are cosmopolitan. R. Owen.
8. j:75/n:25 n. a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries a. growing or occurring in many parts of the world a. composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests s. of worldwide scope or applicability