Definition of Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan
cos·mo·pol·i·tan


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
including or having associations with people from many different countries of the world; having worldly sophistication or global relevance;

e.g. It has grown to become a cosmopolitan publication, with writers and readers from all over the world.

(noun)
a cosmopolitan person;

e.g. She was a cosmopolitan who spoke English, Spanish, Portuguese, and a little bit of Italian.

(adjective)
(of a plant or animal) found in most parts of the world;

e.g. Great white sharks and killer whales are known to have a cosmopolitan distribution.





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