 cosmopolitan |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] of worldwide scope or applicability | |
| Synonyms: | universal oecumenical general worldwide ecumenical | |
| Examples: | "an issue of cosmopolitan import" "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley "universal experience" |
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| Related terms: | comprehensive | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests | |
| Examples: | "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay |
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| Related terms: | provincial traveled sophisticated | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (ecology) growing or occurring in many parts of the world | |
| Synonyms: | widely_distributed | |
| Examples: | "a cosmopolitan herb" "cosmopolitan in distribution" |
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| Related terms: | endemic ecology | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries | |
| Synonyms: | cosmopolite | |
| Related terms: | sophisticate globetrotter | |
| Similar spelling: |
cosmopolite |
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