| 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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