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cosmopolite

 
Dictionary: cos·mop·o·lite   (kŏz-mŏp'ə-līt') pronunciation
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n.
  1. A cosmopolitan person: a true cosmopolite-a Renaissance man.
  2. Ecology. An organism found in most parts of the world.
  3. See painted lady.

[Greek kosmopolītēs : kosmos, world + polītēs, citizen (from polis, city).]

cosmopolitism cos·mop'o·lit'ism (-lī-tĭz'əm, -lĭ-tĭz'-) n.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
  Synonym: cosmopolitan

 
 
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