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