cosmopolitan

English

WOTD – 1 October 2006

Etymology

From cosmopolite +‎ -an. Compare metropolitan and megalopolitan.

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. 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; familiar with many cultures.
4. (biology, ecology) Growing or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed.
   • 2005, David K. Yeates, Brian M. Wiegmann, The Evolutionary Biology of Flies (page 372)

     Domestication and the evolution of anthrophilic traits in houseflies and some drosophilids have allowed certain species to attain cosmopolitan status.

Translations

all-inclusive — see all-inclusive

composed of people from all over the world

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Belarusian: касмапаліты́чны (kasmapalitýčny)
• Bulgarian: космополитен (bg) (kosmopoliten)
• Catalan: cosmopolita
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大都会的, 世界性的

• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• French: cosmopolite (fr)
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich
• Hebrew: כלל־עולמי‎ m (klal-olamí), קוסמופוליטי‎ (he) m (kosmopolíti)

• Hungarian: kozmopolita (hu)
• Italian: cosmopolita (it)
• Manx: yl-çheeragh
• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt), cosmopolitano
• Russian: космополити́чный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj), космополити́ческий (ru) (kosmopolitíčeskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: os-nàiseanta
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Ukrainian: космополіти́чний (kosmopolitýčnyj)

at ease in any part of the world

• Belarusian: касмапаліты́чны (kasmapalitýčny)
• Bulgarian: космополитен (bg) (kosmopoliten)
• Catalan: cosmopolita
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四海为家的

• French: cosmopolite (fr)
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich

• Hungarian: kozmopolita (hu), világpolgári (hu)
• Italian: cosmopolita (it)
• Manx: yl-çheeragh
• Polish: kosmopolityczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: cosmopolita (pt), cosmopolitano
• Russian: космополити́чный (ru) (kosmopolitíčnyj), космополити́ческий (ru) (kosmopolitíčeskij)
• Ukrainian: космополіти́чний (kosmopolitýčnyj)

growing in many parts of the world; widely distributed

• Belarusian: касмапаліты́чны (kasmapalitýčny)
• Bulgarian: широко разпространен (široko razprostranen)
• Catalan: cosmopolita
• French: cosmopolite (fr)
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich

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

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)

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

cocktail

• Japanese: コスモポリタン (kosumoporitan)