COSMOPOLITE


Meaning of COSMOPOLITE in English

I. käzˈmäpəˌlīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin cosmopolites, from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosm- cosm- + politēs citizen — more at police

1. : one that is at home in every country : a citizen of the world : one without national prejudices or attachments

2.

a. : a cosmopolitan organism

b. : a literary form (as a tale, proverb, or maxim) occurring in many different languages or areas

3. : painted lady

II. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

: cosmopolitan

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