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A Writer's Dictionary:

cosmopolitan Definition


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cosmopolitan
adj
    1. Belonging to or representative of all parts of the world.
    2. Free of national prejudices; international in experience and outlook.
      Thesaurus: international, worldly, urbane, sophisticated, well-travelled, universal, catholic; Antonym: parochial, insular.
    3. Sophisticated.
    4. Composed of people from all different parts of the world.
noun
    1. Someone of this type; a citizen of the world.
Etymology: 17c: from cosmo- + Greek polites citizen.



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