cosmopolite
One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026US
One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person.
Origin: Borrowed from , from , itself borrowed from , from + πολίτης. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026US
(North American, dated) The butterfly painted lady ().
Prince Gortschakoff has spoken of the elements of disturbance and the revolutionary cosmopolites of Europe, and has asked France and England and Austria to repress their activity. Well, my Lords, no doubt as carrion birds are drawn by in…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026US
(botany) A plant found more or less everywhere in the world.
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