Thesaurus: cosmopolite

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1. n. One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world.
2. a. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal.
3. a. Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of the world.
4. a. & n. See Cosmopolitan.
5. n. a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
6. 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. See Cosmopolitan.
7. n a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries