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A sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
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cosmopolite
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cosmopolite may refer to: World citizen , one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship Cosmopolite (butterfly) , Vanessa cardui , also known as the "Painted Lady" Kosmopoliet , launched in 1854, said to have been ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cosmopolitan \Cos`mo*pol"i*tan\ (-p?l"?-tan), Cosmopolite \Cos*mop"o*lite\ (k?z-m?p"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kosmopoli`ths; ko`smos the world + poli`ths citizen, po`lis city: cf. F. cosmopolitain, cosmopolite.] One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries [syn: cosmopolitan ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 16c., "man of the world; citizen of the world," from Greek kosmopolites "citizen of the world," from kosmos "world" (see cosmos ) + polites "citizen" (see politic ). In common use 17c. in a neutral sense; it faded out in 18c. but was revived from c.1800 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context obsolete English) cosmopolitan n. 1 One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person. 2 (context US English) The butterfly painted lady ((taxlink Vanessa cardui species noshow=1)).
Usage examples of cosmopolite.
The crowd of silken cosmopolites had paused on the edge of riot: there was a paladin among them.
Jamie was in his late thirties then, energetic as hell, a real cosmopolite, impudent, flamingly charming, and he hit our soberly intelligent household like a whirlwind.