cosmopolitan

WOTD – 1 October 2006

English

Etymology

From cosmopolite +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɒz.mə(ʊ)ˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/

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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)
• Catalan: cosmopolita
• German: kosmopolitisch (de), weltbürgerlich
• Manx: yl-çheeragh

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

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Translations to be checked

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

Noun

cosmopolitan ‎(plural cosmopolitans)

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

Translations

cosmopolite — see cosmopolite