cosmopolitan
Inclusive; affecting the whole worldInclusive; affecting the whole world.
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» Tom drank a Long Island iced tea and Mary drank a cosmopolitan.
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4 sensesInclusive; affecting the whole world.
Composed of people from all over the world.
kosmopolitisch, weltbürgerlich
космополити́чныйkosmopolitíčnyj, космополити́ческийkosmopolitíčeskij
космополіти́чнийkosmopolitýčnyj
composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests
At ease in any part of the world; having a wide experience with many cultures.
kosmopolitisch, weltbürgerlich
космополити́чныйkosmopolitíčnyj, космополити́ческийkosmopolitíčeskij
космополіти́чнийkosmopolitýčnyj
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
Growing or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed.
kosmopolitisch, weltbürgerlich
космополити́чныйkosmopolitíčnyj
космополіти́чнийkosmopolitýčnyj
Examples
13 sentencesTom drank a Long Island iced tea and Mary drank a cosmopolitan.
This city is not cosmopolitan at all.
Algiers is an open, tolerant, cosmopolitan city.
The journalist is what you call a cosmopolitan.
This is a cosmopolitan city.
Translations
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Origin
From cosmopolit(e) + -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan.From cosmopolit(e) + -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan.
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Forms
more cosmopolitan, most cosmopolitan| Comparative | more cosmopolitan Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cosmopolitan Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- of worldwide scope or applicability:ecumenicaloecumenicalgeneraluniversalworldwideworld-wide
- growing or occurring in many parts of the world:widely distributed
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.