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cosmopolite

cos·mo·po·lite

UK/kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/ uncommon dated us

noun

1.

a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

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Origin

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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