ADJECTIVE | all | cosmopolitan, widely distributed | growing or occurring in many parts of the world |
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all | cosmopolitan | composed of people from or at home / home in many parts of the world | |
all | cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide | of worldwide scope or applicability | |
NOUN | person | cosmopolitan, cosmopolite | a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries |
Sounds | kaa.zmahpaa'lahtahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | Growing or occurring in many parts of the world. | |
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Synonym | widely distributed | |
Category | ecology, bionomics, environmental science | The branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment / environment |
See also | sophisticated | Having or appealing to those having worldly / worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire |
Opposite | endemic | Native to or confined to a certain region |
Spanish | cosmopolita |
Meaning | Composed of people from or at home / home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests. | |
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Narrower | traveled, travelled | familiar with many parts of the world |
Opposite | provincial | characteristic of the provinces or their people |
Spanish | cosmopolita | |
Catalan | cosmopolita |
Meaning | Of worldwide scope or applicability. | |
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Example | "an issue of cosmopolitan import" | |
Synonyms | ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wide | |
Broader | comprehensive | Including all or everything |
Spanish | ecuménico, global, mundial, universal | |
Catalan | global, mundial, universal |
Meaning | A sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries. | |
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Synonym | cosmopolite | |
Narrower | globetrotter, world traveler | someone who travels widely and often |
Broader | sophisticate, man of the world | A worldly-wise person |
Spanish | cosmopolita | |
Catalan | cosmopolita |
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