cosmopolite
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, -lə-ˌti- ; ˌkäz-mə-ˈpä-lə-ˌti- \
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Synonyms
city slicker, cosmopolitan, metropolitan, slicker, sophisticate
Antonyms
bumpkin, hick, provincial, rustic, yokel
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In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear. — Amelia Lester, New York Times, "For These Characters, Foreign Cultures Are Just Another Consumer Good," 18 Apr. 2018 Born in France into a Turkish family, Shafak, 46, is the ultimate modern cosmopolite. — John Timpane, Philly.com, "Elif Shafak: A new novel, a divided Turkey, and woman power," 24 Jan. 2018 The Gersons named their building Ballinhaus as a monument to the country’s late cosmopolite-in-chief. — Yuliya Komska, Smithsonian, "Inside the House of Zyklon B," 10 Oct. 2017 That vaudevillian public disdain for East Coast intellectuals, Ivy League blue bloods, cosmopolites — all of it started with Nixon. — Jennifer Senior, New York Times, "‘Richard Nixon,’ Portrait of a Thin-Skinned, Media-Hating President," 29 Mar. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cosmopolite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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