cosmopolitan
adjective/ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən/
/ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlɪtən/
(approving)- containing people of different types or from different countries, and influenced by their culture
- a cosmopolitan city/resort
- The club has a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
- Jamaica is a very cosmopolitan island.
Extra Examples- She liked the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the city.
- a cosmopolitan Mediterranean port
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- distinctly
- truly
- very
- …
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- having or showing a wide experience of people and things from many different countries
- people with a truly cosmopolitan outlook
- cosmopolitan young people
- Young people today are much more cosmopolitan.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- distinctly
- truly
- very
- …
- (specialist) (of a plant or animal) found all over the world
- Sea urchins are cosmopolitan in their distribution.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): from cosmopolite ‘ a cosmopolitan person’ + -an.
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