- cosmopolitan
- In the biologic sciences, a term denoting worldwide distribution. [G. kosmos, universe, + polis, city-state]
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Cosmopolitan — may refer to: Internationalism A city/place or person that embraces its multicultural demographics World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity… … Wikipedia
Cosmopolitan.fr — Cosmopolitan (magazine) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cosmopolitan. Cosmopolitan {{{nomorigine}}} … Wikipédia en Français
Cosmopolitan — Cosmopolitan … Википедия
Cosmopolitan B&B — (Палермо,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Malta 21 , 90133 Палермо, Италия … Каталог отелей
cosmopolitan — ► ADJECTIVE 1) consisting of people from many different countries and cultures: a cosmopolitan metropolis. 2) familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures. ► NOUN ▪ a cosmopolitan person. DERIVATIVES cosmopolitanism noun.… … English terms dictionary
Cosmopolitan — Cos mo*pol i*tan, Cosmopolite Cos*mop o*lite, a. 1. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal. [1913 Webster] In other countries taste is perphaps too exclusively national … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cosmopolitan — [käz΄mə päl′ə tən] adj. [< COSMOPOLITE + AN] 1. common to or representative of all or many parts of the world; not national or local 2. not bound by local or national habits or prejudices; at home in all countries or places 3. characterized by … English World dictionary
Cosmopolitan — Cos mo*pol i*tan ( p?l ? tan), Cosmopolite Cos*mop o*lite (k?z m?p ? l?t), n. [Gr. kosmopoli ths; ko smos the world + poli ths citizen, po lis city: cf. F. cosmopolitain, cosmopolite.] One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cosmopolitan — [kɔzməʊ pɔlɪtən], amerikanische Frauenzeitschrift, gegründet 1886, erscheint seit 1905 in der Hearst Corporation, Auflage 2,6 Mio., mit 39 internationalen Ausgaben, darunter für Großbritannien (seit 1972), Australien (seit 1973), für Mexiko und … Universal-Lexikon
Cosmopolitan — also Cosmo informal a monthly magazine for women, which is produced in separate ↑editions in the US, the UK, and many other countries. It is aimed at young modern independent women and deals with subjects such as fashion, work, and sex … Dictionary of contemporary English
cosmopolitan — (adj.) 1844, from COSMOPOLITE (Cf. cosmopolite) citizen of the world (q.v.) on model of metropolitan. The U.S. women s magazine of the same name was first published in 1886. Cosmopolitanism first recorded 1828 … Etymology dictionary
