Adjective: cosmopolitan ,kóz-mu'pó-li-t(u)n
- (ecology) growing or occurring in many parts of the world
"cosmopolitan in distribution"; "a cosmopolitan herb";
- widely distributed
- Composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests
"that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks"; "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"
- Of worldwide scope or applicability
"an issue of cosmopolitan import";
- ecumenical, oecumenical [archaic], general, universal, worldwide, world-wide, global
- A sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
"As a cosmopolitan, she felt at home in cities around the world";
- cosmopolite
- A cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice
"She ordered a cosmopolitan"
Derived forms: cosmopolitans
See also: comprehensive, traveled [US], travelled [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: man of the world, sophisticate
Antonym: endemic, provincial
Encyclopedia: Cosmopolitan