Main Entry: ²cosmopolitan

Function: adjective

Date: 1798

1 : having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing
2 : having wide international sophistication : worldly
3 : composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world
4 : 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