Google/Oxford
Dictionaries
Adjective
familiar
with and at ease in many different countries and cultures.
1. Pertinent or common to the whole world
2. Having constituent elements from all over the
world or from many different parts of the world
3. So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts
of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest
4. Ecology Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; widely
distributed.
1. used about a place where people from many different countries and cultures live
2. used about someone who has traveled a lot and knows about different societies and cultures
Collins
Dictionary:
nouna person who has lived and travelled in many countries, esp one who is free of national prejudices
adjective
having interest in or familiar
with many parts of the worldsophisticated or urbane
composed of people or elements from all parts of the world or from many different spheres
My Opinion:
I’ve
never taken the time to look up the
actual definition of what Cosmopolitan actually means. Up until the moment that I researched the
meaning of the word, I had a completely different understanding and definition
of the word. I thought it referred only
to urban environments and city life (best example, New York city is a
cosmopolitan city), but I see now that I was concentrated on the wrong aspect
of the definition. Cosmopolitan has
maybe become my new favorite word J
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