cosmopolitan
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noun \ˌkäz-mə-ˈpä-lə-tən\Definition of COSMOPOLITAN
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: a cocktail made of vodka, orange-flavored liqueur, lime juice, and cranberry juice —called also cos*mo, \ˈkäz-(ˌ)mō\
See Examples of COSMOPOLITAN
- <as someone who had lived in Paris for a year as an exchange student, she seemed very much the cosmopolitan to her old classmates>
First Known Use of COSMOPOLITAN
circa 1645
Related to COSMOPOLITAN
- Synonyms
- city slicker, cosmopolite, metropolitan, slicker, sophisticate
- Antonyms
- bumpkin, hick, provincial, rustic, yokel
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adjectiveDefinition of COSMOPOLITAN
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: having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing
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: having wide international sophistication : worldly
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: composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world
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: found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions <a cosmopolitan herb>
— cos·mo·pol·i·tan·ism \-tə-ˌni-zəm\ noun
Examples of COSMOPOLITAN
- Greater cultural diversity has led to a more cosmopolitan attitude among the town's younger generations.
- the cosmopolitan taste of the store's customers
- It's one of the country's more cosmopolitan cities.
First Known Use of COSMOPOLITAN
1798
Related to COSMOPOLITAN
- Synonyms
- worldly–wise, smart, sophisticated, worldly
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