cosmopolitan


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cosmopolitan /ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪt(ə)n/
adjective
  • 1 familiar with or representative of many different countries and cultures.

    ■ having an exciting and glamorous character associated with travel and a mixture of cultures.

  • 2 (of a plant or animal) found all over the world.
noun
  • 1 a cosmopolitan person, plant, or animal.
  • 2 a cocktail made with Cointreau, lemon vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
– derivatives
cosmopolitanism noun,
cosmopolitanize (or cosmopolitanise) verb.
– origin C17 (as n.): from cosmopolite + -an.
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