cosmopolitan

English

WOTD – 1 October 2006

Etymology

From cosmopolite +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑz.məˈpɑl.ɪ.tən/

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Adjective

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 or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed.

Translations

all-inclusive

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

• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt), cosmopolitano
• Russian: космополити́ческий (ru) (kosmopolitíčeskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: os-nàiseanta

composed of people from all over the world

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

• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt), cosmopolitano
• Russian: космополити́чный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: os-nàiseanta

at ease in any part of the world

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

• Manx: yl-çheeragh
• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt), cosmopolitano
• Russian: космополити́чный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj)

growing in many parts of the world; widely distributed

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

• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt), cosmopolitano
• Russian: космополити́чный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} cosmopolite (fr)

• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} קוסמופוליטי‎‎ (he) m (qosmopolit'i), ^{(please verify)} קוסמופוליטית‎‎ (he) f (qosmopolit'it) (senses 1,2,3)

Noun

cosmopolitan (plural cosmopolitans)

1. A cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite.
   • 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 25:

     'She is extremely rich. A cosmopolitan.'

2. A cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice.
3. A butterfly, Vanessa cardui

Synonyms

• (Vanessa cardui): cosmopolite

Translations

cosmopolite — see cosmopolite