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Cosmopolite

//kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan.

    "International necessities are rapidly breaking down old prejudices and conservatisms, while developing cosmopolite feeling."

  2. 2
    Oriented, exposed to or open to ideas and influences outside one's own social system or group.

    "There was no middle course for Richard's comrades between high friendship or absolute slavery. He was deficient in those cosmopolite habits and feelings which enable boys and men to hold together without caring much for each other; and, like every insulated mortal, he attributed the deficiency, of which he was quite aware, to the fact of his possessing a superior nature."

  3. 3
    Distributed throughout the world; having a wide geographical distribution.

    "If, however, we consider the Australian dingo as a native animal, we might class the genus Canis as cosmopolite, but the wild dogs of South America are now formed into separate genera by some naturalists."

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.

    "First drink a health, this solemn night, / A health to England, every guest: / That man’s the best cosmopolite / Who loves his native country best."

  2. 2
    a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries wordnet
  3. 3
    The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui). Canada, US, dated

    "The painted lady butterfly […] has been seen around towns throughout North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Africa. It's known on every continent except Antarctica, and it's even found on islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. […] Not surprisingly, the painted lady is known in some circles as the cosmopolite."

  4. 4
    A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

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