adj
cosmopolitan
koz-muh-POL-ih-tuhn
adj
1
Familiar and comfortable with many different countries and cultures.
"Growing up in five different countries gave her a truly cosmopolitan outlook."
2
Made up of people or influences from all over the world.
"London is one of the most cosmopolitan cities on Earth."
noun
1
A cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
"They toasted the promotion with cosmopolitans at the rooftop bar."
How to Use Cosmopolitan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWorldly and diverse — at ease with, or made up of, people and cultures from all over.
Common pairings
cosmopolitan city
cosmopolitan outlook
a cosmopolitan crowd
Word Forms
more cosmopolitan comparative, cosmopolitans plural, most cosmopolitan superlative
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Etymology
From "cosmopolite" (citizen of the world) plus -an, echoing words like "metropolitan."