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
• 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: please add this translation if you can

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

at ease in any part of the world

• Bulgarian: космополитен (bg) (kosmopoliten)
• Catalan: cosmopolita
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 四海为家的

• French: cosmopolite (fr)
• 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
• French: cosmopolite (fr)
• 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 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

cocktail

• Japanese: コスモポリタン (kosumoporitan)