— cosmopolitism , n.
/koz mop"euh luyt'/ , n.
1. a person who is cosmopolitan in his or her ideas, life, etc.; citizen of the world.
2. an animal or plant of worldwide distribution.
[ 1590-1600; kosmopolítes citizen of the world, equiv. to kosmo- COSMO- + polítes citizen ( pól ( is ) a city, state + -ites -ITE 1 ) ]