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Cosmopolitan: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Cosmopolitan adjective. Full of people and influences from many countries.
How to say it
koz-muh-POL-ih-tun/ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪt(ə)n/
5 syllables, stressed on the third (POL).
Meanings
- Full of people and influences from many countries.
- At ease in many places and cultures.
Cosmopolitan in a sentence
It’s a cosmopolitan city where you can eat Ethiopian, Peruvian and Korean on one street.
His cosmopolitan upbringing left him fluent in four languages.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- international
- multicultural
- worldly
- sophisticated
Opposite:
- provincial
- parochial
- insular
Where cosmopolitan comes from
From Greek kosmopolitēs, a citizen of the world.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
His _____ upbringing left him fluent in four languages.
- becalmed
- cosmopolitan
- insular
Show the answer
cosmopolitan: His cosmopolitan upbringing left him fluent in four languages.