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cosmopolitan

/ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən/noun, adjective5 syllables

Cosmopolitan means: of worldwide scope or applicability.

Synonyms for cosmopolitan13

noun, as in a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

cosmopolite

adjective, as in of worldwide scope or applicability

ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide, comprehensive

adjective, as in composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests

traveled, travelled

adjective, as in growing or occurring in many parts of the world

widely distributed

also used for cosmopolitan

cosmo, painted lady

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Opposites of cosmopolitan

provincial, endemic

What does cosmopolitan mean?4

adjective

1

of worldwide scope or applicability“an issue of cosmopolitan import”

2

composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests“his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds”

3

growing or occurring in many parts of the world“a cosmopolitan herb”

noun

1

a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with cosmopolitan?1

five syllables

metropolitan
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Cosmopolitan in a sentence

  • The journalist is what you call a cosmopolitan.unknown
  • Some cities are very cosmopolitan. Others, less so.mailohilohi
  • He had left the world's most cosmopolitan city, so anywhere he went was bound to seem provincial.AlanF_US
  • Algiers is an open, tolerant, cosmopolitan city.Amastan
  • This city is not cosmopolitan at all.mailohilohi
  • The bourgeoisie turned the production and consumption of every country cosmopolitan by exploiting the world economy.Dozyjones
  • The city is often regarded as the most cultured and cosmopolitan city north of London.glassiko
  • Her standards for men are impossibly high, thanks to a girlhood rich in Disney, Cosmopolitan, and private school.papabear

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Forms of cosmopolitan

as a noun

plural
cosmopolitans