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adjective
1. of, drawn from, or common to all the world or all the peoples of the world.
Tehran was a cosmopolitan city before the revolution toppled the Shah.
Our university is a cosmopolitan institution.
This cosmopolitan plant species grows in wetlands.
2. not encumbered by local prejudices or customs; at ease in most areas and countries.
The cosmopolitan outlook of our new classmate enlivened American History class.
noun
one who is not bound by local prejudices and customs and is at ease in most areas and countries; cosmopolite.