Definition of cosmopolite
: a cosmopolitan person or organism
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Examples of cosmopolite in a Sentence
having sung in opera houses all over the world, she has the confident demeanor of a seasoned cosmopolite
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In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear.
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Born in France into a Turkish family, Shafak, 46, is the ultimate modern cosmopolite.
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The Gersons named their building Ballinhaus as a monument to the country’s late cosmopolite-in-chief.
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That vaudevillian public disdain for East Coast intellectuals, Ivy League blue bloods, cosmopolites — all of it started with Nixon.
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Origin and Etymology of cosmopolite
New Latin cosmopolites, from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosmos + politēs citizen
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First Known Use: circa 1618
in the meaning defined above
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Synonyms
city slicker, cosmopolitan, metropolitan, slicker, sophisticate;
Antonyms
bumpkin, hick, provincial, rustic, yokel;
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