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cosmopolitan adjective [ ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪt(ə)n ]

• including people from many different countries.
• "immigration transformed the city into a cosmopolitan metropolis"
Similar: international, multiracial, worldwide, global, universal,
• (of a plant or animal) found all over the world.

cosmopolitan noun

• a cosmopolitan person.
• "cosmopolitans who spoke both Spanish and English"
• a plant or animal found all over the world.
• a cocktail made with Cointreau, lemon vodka, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
Origin: mid 17th century (as a noun): from cosmopolite + -an.


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