cosmopolite

Meaning

Noun

1. One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
2. (Canada, US, dated) The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui).
3. A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.

Adj

1. Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan.
2. Oriented, exposed to or open to ideas and influences outside one's own social system or group.
3. Distributed throughout the world; having a wide geographical distribution.

Synonyms

cosmopolitan

citizen of the world

common people

world population

Cosmopolitan

people in the earth

Translations

cosmopolite

Kosmopolit

cosmopolita

Weltbürger

cosmopolita

wereldburger

κοσμοπολίτης

kosmopoliet

cosmopolita

cosmopolita

kozmopolit kimse

مُوَاطِن اَلْعَالَم

apolide

organismo cosmopolita

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑzˈmɑ.pəˌlaɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).