Cosmopolitan Meaning
/ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjInclusive; affecting the whole world.
adjComposed of people from all over the world.
Sentence Examples
The journalist is what you call a cosmopolitan.
The city is often regarded as the most cultured and cosmopolitan city north of London.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ city attracts visitors with its diverse cultures and cuisines.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The journalist is what you call a ____.
Word Origin & History
From cosmopolit(e) + -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The philosophy of cosmopolitanism underlies theories of global citizenship. Cosmopolitanism is the ability to balance a local and global identity. A cosmopolitan individual engages meaningfully with different cultures and feels at home in the world."
— 2013 November 25, Caroline Ferguson, “What kind of global citizens are teachers creating?”, in The Guardian:
"Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status."
— 2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies, page 372:
"'She is extremely rich. A cosmopolitan.'"
— 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 25:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ city attracts visitors with its diverse cultures and cuisines.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The journalist is what you call a ____.