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COSMOPOLITE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cosmopolite mean?
• COSMOPOLITE (noun)
The noun COSMOPOLITE has 1 sense:
1. a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
Familiarity information: COSMOPOLITE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
cosmopolitan; cosmopolite
Hypernyms ("cosmopolite" is a kind of...):
man of the world; sophisticate (a worldly-wise person)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cosmopolite"):
globetrotter; world traveler (someone who travels widely and often)
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