cosmopolitan
UK/ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən//ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən/
cosmopolitan adjective: inclusive; affecting the whole world.
Adjective
cosmopolitan (comparative more cosmopolitan, superlative most cosmopolitan)
- Inclusive; affecting the whole world.
- Composed of people from all over the world.
- At ease in any part of the world; having a wide experience with many cultures.
- The philosophy of cosmopolitanism underlies theories of global citizenship. Cosmopolitanism is the ability to balance a local and global identity. A cosmopolitan individual engages meaningfully with different cultures and feels at home in the world.2013 November 25, Caroline Ferguson, “What kind of global citizens are teachers creating?”, in The Guardian
- Growing or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed.
- Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status.2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 372
Noun
cosmopolitan (plural cosmopolitans)
- A cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite.
- 'She is extremely rich. A cosmopolitan.'1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 25
- A cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice.
- Synonyms:
- cosmo
- A butterfly of species Vanessa cardui.
- Synonyms:
- cosmopolite, painted lady
- A moth of species Leucania loreyi.
cosmopolitan meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
cosmopolitan in Hindi
- कॉस्मोपॉलिटन, कॉस्मोपोलिटन
cosmopolitan in Tamil
- உலகர், பெருநோக்கர், பொது நோக்காளர், பல்வள இயல்புடைய, பல்வள இயைபு, அகலுவகக் குடிமகார்
cosmopolitan in Marathi
- कॉस्मोपॉलिटन, कॉस्मोपॉलिटान
cosmopolitan in Urdu
- کاسموپولیٹن, کوسمپولیٹن, کسمپولیٹن
More languagesFewer languages
- cosmopolitan in Bengali
- সর্বজনীন, বিশ্বজনীন, ব্যাপকভাবে বিতরণকৃত, বিশ্বজনীন ব্যক্তি
- cosmopolitan in Telugu
- కాస్మోపాలిటన్, కాస్మోపోలిటన్, కాస్మోపలిటన్
- cosmopolitan in Malayalam
- സാർവത്രിക, സാർവ്വജനീനമായ, ബഹുസംസ്കാരങ്ങൾ സഹവർത്തിക്കുന്ന, വിഭിന്നസംസ്ക്കാരങ്ങളുള്ള
- cosmopolitan in Kannada
- ಜಗದ್ವ್ಯಾಪಕ, ಸಕಲ ವಿಶ್ವದ, ಉದಾರ ಭಾವನೆಯ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಪ್ರತಿಬಂಧಕವಿಲ್ಲದ
- cosmopolitan in Punjabi
- ਕੌਸਮੋਪੋਲੀਟਨ
- cosmopolitan in Gujarati
- કોસ્મોપોલિટન, કોસ્મોપૉલિટન
- cosmopolitan in Nepali
- कस्मोपोलिटन, कस्मोपॉलिटन, कस्मोपलिटन
Examples of cosmopolitan in a sentence
- The various intermixings of natives, immigrants, and tourists gave the city a cosmopolitan air.
- Her brand is edgy, cosmopolitan, and out-of-the-box, so blogging is the perfect, ever-changing match for her.
- Buckwheat is a cosmopolitan pseudocereal with limited production compared to cereals with higher yields.
Synonyms of cosmopolitan
Forms of cosmopolitan
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more cosmopolitan |
| superlative | most cosmopolitan |
| Noun | |
| plural | cosmopolitans |
Origin of cosmopolitan
From cosmopolit(e) + -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan.
Words formed from cosmopolitan
Questions about cosmopolitan
- What does cosmopolitan mean?
- Cosmopolitan means inclusive; affecting the whole world.
- What is cosmopolitan in Hindi?
- Cosmopolitan in Hindi is कॉस्मोपॉलिटन, कॉस्मोपोलिटन. See Cosmopolitan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is cosmopolitan?
- Cosmopolitan can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce cosmopolitan?
- Cosmopolitan is pronounced /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/ (UK).
Words near cosmopolitan in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cosmopolitan (page history and authors); cosmopolitan (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmopolitan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cosmopolitan (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmopolitan (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmopolitan (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cosmopolitan (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmopolitan (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); cosmopolitan (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cosmopolitan (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmopolitan (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cosmopolitan (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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