COSMOPOLITAN


Meaning of COSMOPOLITAN in English

I. adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a cosmopolitan city (= full of people from different parts of the world )

San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

more

Indeed, Abraham, more cosmopolitan and less legalistic than Moses, became the favourite hero of such concoctions.

Since then, the community has become more cosmopolitan , and it has attracted many locals.

■ NOUN

city

Palma, the capital of Majorca and of all the Balearic islands is a bustling and cosmopolitan city .

The cosmopolitan city of Cagliari is only 25 miles away.

Would they make love all day at some hot, steamy house somewhere in this glittering cosmopolitan city ?

We appear to be in the cosmopolitan city world of the uprooted.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Alexander, who speaks six languages, had a very cosmopolitan upbringing.

Barcelona feels a lot more cosmopolitan than other Spanish cities.

Istanbul is a great cosmopolitan city, situated between East and West.

She grew up in an apartment in a cosmopolitan district of Chicago.

The thing I like most about living in London is that it's so cosmopolitan .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And next Wednesday sees probably the biggest and most cosmopolitan trade wine show ever staged in the province.

She describes her fascinating cosmopolitan friends, and peculiar little museums she knows about, and wonderful cheeses.

The cosmopolitan city of Cagliari is only 25 miles away.

The student body is cosmopolitan , including individuals from all continents.

They date and marry stars, dress in designer clothes, and are phenomenally rich and cosmopolitan .

They lend the place a certain cosmopolitan tone.

With its vintage cable cars and cosmopolitan restaurants, the city is brimming with urbane sophistication.

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Hassan is a French-speaking cosmopolitan .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Locals were found to have more power than cosmopolitans.

Of course, better lounges and bartenders understand the classical value of martinis and cosmopolitans.

Vernacular cosmopolitans are compelled to make a tryst with cultural translation as an act of survival.

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