cosmopolitan

WOTD – 1 October 2006    

English

Etymology

From cosmopolite +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /kɒz.mə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/, X-SAMPA: /kQz.m@(U)"pQl.I.t@n/

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Adjective

Wikipedia

cosmopolitan (comparative more cosmopolitan, superlative most cosmopolitan)

1. all-inclusive; affecting the whole world
2. (of a place or institution) composed of people from all over the world
3. (of a person) at ease in any part of the world
4. (biology, ecology) growing in many parts of the world; widely distributed

Translations

all-inclusive

• Bulgarian: космополитен (bg) (kosmopoliten)
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich (de)
• Manx: yl-çheeragh (gv)

• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Russian: космополитический (ru) (kosmopolitíčeskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: os-nàiseanta (gd)

composed of people from all over the world

• Bulgarian: космополитен (bg) (kosmopoliten)
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich (de)
• Hungarian: kozmopolita (hu)
• Manx: yl-çheeragh (gv)

• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Russian: космополитичный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: os-nàiseanta (gd)

at ease in any part of the world

• Bulgarian: космополитен (bg) (kosmopoliten)
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich (de)
• Hungarian: kozmopolita (hu)
• Italian: cosmopolita (it)

• Manx: yl-çheeragh (gv)
• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Russian: космополитичный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj)

growing in many parts of the world; widely distributed

• Bulgarian: широко разпространен (bg) (široko razprostranen)
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich (de)
• Manx: yl-çheeragh (gv)

• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Russian: космополитичный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj)

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Translations to be checked

• French: cosmopolite (fr)
• Hebrew: קוסמופוליטי (qosmopolit'i) m, קוסמופוליטית (qosmopolit'it) f (1,2,3)

• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt)

Noun

cosmopolitan (plural cosmopolitans)

1. a cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite
2. a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice

Translations

person

• Bulgarian: космополит (bg) (kosmopolit) m
• Hungarian: kozmopolita (hu), világpolgár (hu)
• Polish: kosmopolita (pl) m

• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt)
• Russian: космополит (ru) (kosmopolít) m