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cosmopolitan

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/koz-muh-POL-i-tuhn/Word FrequencyCommon (4.08)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓

Including people or things from many different countries; worldwide in scope.

In a Sentence

“The city’s cosmopolitan atmosphere made it easy for travelers from any country to feel at home.”

Published Usage Examples

“First, let me define how I am using the term cosmopolitan brands.”

“The issue was nov 2006 vol. 241, no this contest ran in cosmopolitan magazine for the month of november.”

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Origin

Late 16c., from French cosmopolite, from Greek kosmos ‘world’ + polites ‘citizen’.

Common Phrases

. cosmopolitancity cosmopolitancharacter cosmopolitanmagazine cosmopolitanculture cosmopolitansociety cosmopolitan

Synonyms

worldlyglobalinternationalmulticulturaluniversalwide‑ranging

Antonyms

localparochialnarrowregional

Related Words

cosmopolitanismcosmopoliteglobalizationinternationalismworldwidemetropolitandiversemultinational

Poetry examples for “cosmopolitan”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.