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cosmopolite.

One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/
  1. One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.

  2. The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui).

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  3. A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

adj/kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/
  1. Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan.

  2. Oriented, exposed to or open to ideas and influences outside one's own social system or group.

  3. Distributed throughout the world; having a wide geographical distribution.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

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