A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
[approval]
London has always been a cosmopolitan city.
Synonyms: international, global, worldwide, universal More Synonyms of cosmopolitan
2. adjective
Someone who is cosmopolitan has had a lot of contact with people and things from many different countries and as a result is very open to different ideas and ways of doing things.
[approval]
The family are rich, and extremely sophisticated and cosmopolitan.
Synonyms: sophisticated, worldly, cultured, refined More Synonyms of cosmopolitan
More Synonyms of cosmopolitan
cosmopolitan in British English
(ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən)
noun
1.
a person who has lived and travelled in many countries, esp one who is free of national prejudices
adjective
2.
having interest in or familiar with many parts of the world
3.
sophisticated or urbane
4.
composed of people or elements from all parts of the world or from many different spheres
5.
(of plants or animals) widely distributed
Derived forms
cosmopolitanism (ˌcosmoˈpolitanism)
noun
Word origin
C17: from French, ultimately from Greek kosmopolitēs, from kosmo-cosmo- + politēs citizen
cosmopolitan in American English
(ˌkɑzməˈpɑlətən)
adjective
1.
common to or representative of all or many parts of the world; not national or local
2.
not bound by local or national habits or prejudices; at home in all countries or places
3.
characterized by worldly sophistication; fashionable, urbane, etc.
4.
having a worldwide distribution, as some plants or animals
noun
5.
a cosmopolitan person or thing; cosmopolite
Derived forms
cosmopolitanism (ˌcosmoˈpolitanˌism)
noun
Word origin
< cosmopolite + -an
Examples of 'cosmopolitan' in a sentence
cosmopolitan
It has become more cosmopolitan and liberal and it is a great place to visit.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The bustling city makes a cosmopolitan contrast to the faraway spots visited earlier on the voyage.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Here you could be in any cosmopolitan city in the world.
The Sun (2013)
In fact we welcome the contribution of both economic migrants and asylum seekers to our lively cosmopolitan culture.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They are very relaxed, cosmopolitan people.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The more cosmopolitan a sport becomes, the more it changes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
London is a cosmopolitan city, where a player can easily lose himself.
The Sun (2013)
Brussels is one of the world's great cosmopolitan capitals.
The Sun (2008)
Britain's cosmopolitan capital is unlike the rest of the country.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This eye-opening documentary takes a tour of the cosmopolitan city, examining its history and cultural highlights.
The Sun (2014)
The abundance of overseas players is not just a reflection of a rich, cosmopolitan, successful league.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
London was a cosmopolitan city full of foreigners, their wives and servants, who could go unnoticed for years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Although keen to emphasise the cosmopolitan nature of British gastronomy, she insisted that cucumber sandwiches still had their place.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Dublin was a very different place in those days, like a village, not the wonderful cosmopolitan city it is now.
The Sun (2008)
His family had arrived from Portugal some decades before, and had prospered in the relatively tolerant environment of this cosmopolitan trading city.
Veronica Buckley CHRISTINA QUEEN OF SWEDEN: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric (2004)
Word lists with
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In other languages
cosmopolitan
British English: cosmopolitan ADJECTIVE
A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
...a cosmopolitan city.
American English: cosmopolitan
Brazilian Portuguese: cosmopolita
Chinese: 世界性的
European Spanish: cosmopolita
French: cosmopolite
German: kosmopolitisch
Italian: cosmopolita
Japanese: 国際的な
Korean: 국제적인
European Portuguese: cosmopolita
Latin American Spanish: cosmopolita
Chinese translation of 'cosmopolitan'
cosmopolitan
(kɔzməˈpɔlɪtn)
adj
[place, person, outlook]世界性的 (shìjiè xìng de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
composed of people or elements from many different countries or cultures
London has always had a cosmopolitan character.
Synonyms
international
an international agreement against exporting arms to that country
global
a global ban on nuclear testing
worldwide
Doctors fear a worldwide epidemic of this disease.
universal
universal diseases
2 (adjective)
Definition
sophisticated and cultured
The family are rich, and extremely sophisticated and cosmopolitan.
Synonyms
sophisticated
Recently her tastes have become more sophisticated.
worldly
He was worldly and sophisticated, quite unlike me.
cultured
He is a cultured man with a wide circle of friends.
refined
His speech and manner are refined.
cultivated
His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman.
urbane
In conversation, he was suave and urbane.
well-travelled
worldly-wise
A more worldly-wise man would have seen through him at once.
Opposites
limited
,
restricted
,
provincial
,
rustic
,
parochial
,
insular
,
narrow-minded
,
unsophisticated
,
hidebound
,
illiberal
(noun)
Definition
a cosmopolitan person
Synonyms
man or woman of the world
sophisticate
jet-setter
cosmopolite
Additional synonyms
in the sense of cultivated
Definition
well-educated
His mother was an elegant, cultivated woman.
Synonyms
refined,
cultured,
advanced,
polished,
educated,
sophisticated,
accomplished,
discriminating,
enlightened,
discerning,
civilized,
genteel,
well-educated,
urbane,
erudite,
well-bred
in the sense of cultured
Definition
showing good taste or manners
He is a cultured man with a wide circle of friends.