cosmopolite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
  2. The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui).
  3. A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.
adj
  1. Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan.
  2. Oriented, exposed to or open to ideas and influences outside one's own social system or group.
  3. Distributed throughout the world; having a wide geographical distribution.

Pronunciation

kŏz.mŏpʹə.līt' /kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cosmopolite.wav

Word forms

cosmopolite cosmopolites more cosmopolite most cosmopolite

Etymology

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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