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cosmopolitanisms

cosmopolitanisms is the plural of cosmopolitanism.

Meaning of cosmopolitanism

Noun

cosmopolitanism (countable and uncountable, plural cosmopolitanisms)

  1. The idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community.
    • 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
    Antonyms:
    tribalism, nativism
  2. (sometimes) Transnationalism.
  3. (euphemistic, sometimes) Jewishness.
    • rootless cosmopolitanism

Questions about cosmopolitanisms

What is cosmopolitanisms the plural of?
Cosmopolitanisms is the plural of cosmopolitanism.

Words near cosmopolitanisms in the dictionary

  1. cosmopolitanise
  2. cosmopolitanised
  3. cosmopolitanises
  4. cosmopolitanising
  5. cosmopolitanism
  6. cosmopolitanisms
  7. cosmopolitanist
  8. cosmopolitanization
  9. cosmopolitanizations
  10. cosmopolitanize
  11. cosmopolitanized

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