Definition of COSMOPOLITE

Examples of cosmopolite in a Sentence

having sung in opera houses all over the world, she has the confident demeanor of a seasoned cosmopolite

Recent Examples on the Web

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. 2017

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