cosmopolitanadj.n.

/kɒzməʊˈpɒlɪtən/

Etymology: < cosmopolite n. and adj. + -an suffix; compare metropolitan.

A. adj.

1. Belonging to all parts of the world; not restricted to any one country or its inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > nationalism > [adjective] > cosmopolitan > belonging to all parts of the world

cosmopolitic1824

cosmopolitan1848

cosmopolite1872

1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xvii. 113 Capital is becoming more and more cosmopolitan.

1865 G. Grote Plato I. iv. 151 The mixed and cosmopolitan character of the Alexandrine population.

1869 R. Semmes Adventures Afloat ii. 670 They were of the cosmopolitan sailor class.

2. Having the characteristics which arise from, or are suited to, a range over many different countries; free from national limitations or attachments.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > nationalism > [adjective] > cosmopolitan

cosmopolite1809

cosmopolitic1824

cosmopolitan1844

international1866

1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 296 The legislation of this country should become more catholic and cosmopolitan than that of any other.

1847 C. Dickens Let. 14 June (1981) V. 90 He is of a cosmopolitan spirit.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 212 That cosmopolitan indifference to constitutions and religions which is often observable in persons whose life has been passed in vagrant diplomacy.

3. Natural History. Widely diffused over the globe; found in all or many countries.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > distribution > [adjective]

mundane1844

cosmopolite1852

cosmopolitan1860

vagile1903

sympatric1904

endemic1905

overdispersed1940

allopatric1942

1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 38 A few kinds seem, indeed, cosmopolitan, but the great majority have a limited range.

1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) II. iii. xxxv. 272 Plants..many of which possess such unlimited powers of diffusion as to be almost cosmopolitan in their range.

4. Composed of people from many different countries.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > chief town or capital city > cosmopolitan

cosmopolitan1907

1907 G. B. Shaw John Bull's Other Island i. 17 Hypocrites, humbugs, Germans, Jews, Yankees, foreigners, Park Laners, cosmopolitan riffraff.

1926 R. H. Tawney Relig. & Rise Capitalism ii. 73 Of that cosmopolitan country, destined to be the refuge of the international idea when outlawed by every other power in Europe, Antwerp, ‘a home common to all nations’, was the most cosmopolitan city.

1955 Times 9 May 6/3 It is one of the most cosmopolitan constituencies..where..one can still meet almost every known nationality.

1977 O. Manning Danger Tree iv. 95 The cosmopolitan patrons had gone with the rest.

1985 Washington Post 17 Dec. b5/4 Its image has changed from being a city of government..to a major, international, very cosmopolitan city.

B. n.

1. = cosmopolite n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > nationalism > [noun] > cosmopolitanism > person

citizen of the world1583

worldling1586

cosmopolite?c1622

cosmopolitan1642

citizen of nature1745

citizen1849

1642 J. Howell The Vote 5 Every ground May be one's Countrey, for by birth each man Is in this World a Cosmopolitan.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxiii. 520 He was no cosmopolitan. He was an Englishman of the English.

1875 C. Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome xxvii. 189 The cultivation of the ideas of Greece..transformed the children of Quirinus into mere cosmopolitans.

2. Natural History. A cosmopolitan organism, species, etc. Cf. cosmopolite n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > balance of nature > distribution > [noun] > native (all over the world)

native1690

cosmopolite1832

cosmopolitan1952

1952 J. T. Patterson & W. S. Stone Evol. in Genus Drosophila iii. 48 It is probable that the two species recorded in four of the six regions are on the way to becoming cosmopolitans.

1952 J. T. Patterson & W. S. Stone Evol. in Genus Drosophila iii. 99 The sibling species melanogaster and simulans are cosmopolitans which find this natural habitat much to their liking.

1975 Nature 16 Oct. 588/2 Four of them [sc. Drosophila spp.] are found in tropical countries..whereas the two better known species, D. melanogaster and D. simulans, are widespread cosmopolitans.

1984 Zeitschr. f. angew. Zool. LXXI. 144 The cunaxid mites are predators and cosmopolitans.

Draft additions September 2007

Also with capital initial. A cocktail made with vodka, orange-flavoured liqueur, cranberry juice, and lime juice.

ΚΠ

1987 San Francisco Chron. 23 Oct. e16/1 Au courant bon vivants sipped concoctions like Julie's Cosmopolitan, a Kamikaze with cranberry juice.

1991 Toronto Star 20 June d1/2 The brilliant pink ‘Cosmopolitan’, a combination of Absolut Citron vodka, Cointreau, fresh lime and cranberry juices and a twist of lemon.

2000 M. Keyes Sushi for Beginners (2001) l. 424 The guests were..served lemon martinis, followed by cosmopolitans.

2003 C. Berlinski Loose Lips viii. 198 I pictured inviting her to a girls' night out..where we'd drink cosmopolitans and chatter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cosmopolitan
释义	cosmopolitanadj.n. /kɒzməʊˈpɒlɪtən/ Etymology: < cosmopolite n. and adj. + -an suffix; compare metropolitan. A. adj. 1. Belonging to all parts of the world; not restricted to any one country or its inhabitants. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > nationalism > [adjective] > cosmopolitan > belonging to all parts of the world cosmopolitic1824 cosmopolitan1848 cosmopolite1872 1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. II. iii. xvii. 113 Capital is becoming more and more cosmopolitan. 1865 G. Grote Plato I. iv. 151 The mixed and cosmopolitan character of the Alexandrine population. 1869 R. Semmes Adventures Afloat ii. 670 They were of the cosmopolitan sailor class. 2. Having the characteristics which arise from, or are suited to, a range over many different countries; free from national limitations or attachments. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > nationalism > [adjective] > cosmopolitan cosmopolite1809 cosmopolitic1824 cosmopolitan1844 international1866 1844 R. W. Emerson Young Amer. in Lect. in Wks. (1906) II. 296 The legislation of this country should become more catholic and cosmopolitan than that of any other. 1847 C. Dickens Let. 14 June (1981) V. 90 He is of a cosmopolitan spirit. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 212 That cosmopolitan indifference to constitutions and religions which is often observable in persons whose life has been passed in vagrant diplomacy. 3. Natural History. Widely diffused over the globe; found in all or many countries. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > distribution > [adjective] mundane1844 cosmopolite1852 cosmopolitan1860 vagile1903 sympatric1904 endemic1905 overdispersed1940 allopatric1942 1860 P. H. Gosse Romance Nat. Hist. 38 A few kinds seem, indeed, cosmopolitan, but the great majority have a limited range. 1875 C. Lyell & L. Lyell Princ. Geol. (ed. 12) II. iii. xxxv. 272 Plants..many of which possess such unlimited powers of diffusion as to be almost cosmopolitan in their range. 4. Composed of people from many different countries. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > chief town or capital city > cosmopolitan cosmopolitan1907 1907 G. B. Shaw John Bull's Other Island i. 17 Hypocrites, humbugs, Germans, Jews, Yankees, foreigners, Park Laners, cosmopolitan riffraff. 1926 R. H. Tawney Relig. & Rise Capitalism ii. 73 Of that cosmopolitan country, destined to be the refuge of the international idea when outlawed by every other power in Europe, Antwerp, ‘a home common to all nations’, was the most cosmopolitan city. 1955 Times 9 May 6/3 It is one of the most cosmopolitan constituencies..where..one can still meet almost every known nationality. 1977 O. Manning Danger Tree iv. 95 The cosmopolitan patrons had gone with the rest. 1985 Washington Post 17 Dec. b5/4 Its image has changed from being a city of government..to a major, international, very cosmopolitan city. B. n. 1. = cosmopolite n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > nationalism > [noun] > cosmopolitanism > person citizen of the world1583 worldling1586 cosmopolite?c1622 cosmopolitan1642 citizen of nature1745 citizen1849 1642 J. Howell The Vote 5 Every ground May be one's Countrey, for by birth each man Is in this World a Cosmopolitan. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxiii. 520 He was no cosmopolitan. He was an Englishman of the English. 1875 C. Merivale Gen. Hist. Rome xxvii. 189 The cultivation of the ideas of Greece..transformed the children of Quirinus into mere cosmopolitans. 2. Natural History. A cosmopolitan organism, species, etc. Cf. cosmopolite n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > distribution > [noun] > native (all over the world) native1690 cosmopolite1832 cosmopolitan1952 1952 J. T. Patterson & W. S. Stone Evol. in Genus Drosophila iii. 48 It is probable that the two species recorded in four of the six regions are on the way to becoming cosmopolitans. 1952 J. T. Patterson & W. S. Stone Evol. in Genus Drosophila iii. 99 The sibling species melanogaster and simulans are cosmopolitans which find this natural habitat much to their liking. 1975 Nature 16 Oct. 588/2 Four of them [sc. Drosophila spp.] are found in tropical countries..whereas the two better known species, D. melanogaster and D. simulans, are widespread cosmopolitans. 1984 Zeitschr. f. angew. Zool. LXXI. 144 The cunaxid mites are predators and cosmopolitans. Draft additions September 2007 Also with capital initial. A cocktail made with vodka, orange-flavoured liqueur, cranberry juice, and lime juice. ΚΠ 1987 San Francisco Chron. 23 Oct. e16/1 Au courant bon vivants sipped concoctions like Julie's Cosmopolitan, a Kamikaze with cranberry juice. 1991 Toronto Star 20 June d1/2 The brilliant pink ‘Cosmopolitan’, a combination of Absolut Citron vodka, Cointreau, fresh lime and cranberry juices and a twist of lemon. 2000 M. Keyes Sushi for Beginners (2001) l. 424 The guests were..served lemon martinis, followed by cosmopolitans. 2003 C. Berlinski Loose Lips viii. 198 I pictured inviting her to a girls' night out..where we'd drink cosmopolitans and chatter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1642
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