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COSMOPOLITE
cosmopolitan, cosmopolite
(noun) a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cosmopolite (plural cosmopolites)
One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
(US) The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui).
Synonym: cosmopolitan
Adjective
cosmopolite (comparative more cosmopolite, superlative most cosmopolite)
Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan.
(communication) Oriented outside one's own social system
(biology) Distributed throughout the world; having a wide geographical distribution.
Anagrams
• colpotomies
Source: Wiktionary
Cos`mo*pol"i*tan (-pl"-tan), Cos*mop"o*lite (kz-mp"-lt), n. Etym: [Gr. cosmopolitain, cosmopolite.]
Definition: One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world.
Cos`mo*pol"i*tan, Cos*mop"o*lite, a.
1. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal. In other countries taste is perphaps too exclusively national, in Germany it is certainly too cosmopolite. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of the world. The Cheiroptera are cosmopolitan. R. Owen.
Cos*mop"o*lite (-mp"-lt), a. & n.
Definition: See Cosmopolitan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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