cosmopolite

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === enPR: kŏz.mŏpʹə.līt', IPA(key): /kɑzˈmɑpəˌlaɪt/ === Noun === cosmopolite (plural cosmopolites) One who is at home in every place; a citizen of the world; a cosmopolitan person. Synonyms: cosmopolitan, anywhere (uncommon) Coordinate term: globetrotter (Canada, US, dated) The butterfly painted lady (Vanessa cardui). Synonym: cosmopolitan (botany) A plant found more or less everywhere in the world. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cosmopolite (comparative more cosmopolite, superlative most cosmopolite) Of or relating to cosmopolites; cosmopolitan. (communication) Oriented, exposed to or open to ideas and influences outside one's own social system or group. 2008, Jennifer L. Sumner, Healthcare Communication Networks: The Dissemination of Employee Information for Hospital Security, Doctoral dissertation, University of Central Florida, Orlando, published by ProQuest LLC, Section 3.3, p. 42, [6] Early adopters tend to be better educated, enjoy higher social status, occupy positions in organizations of greater size and resources, consume higher levels of information from mass media communications, and are more cosmopolite than their later adopting counterparts. An individual or organization that is more cosmopolite is one that seeks and receives higher levels of exposure and exchange with individuals and organizations outside of their specific social system. (biology) Distributed throughout the world; having a wide geographical distribution. 1987, F. Infante, E. Ruiz de Clavijo, C. Galán and G. Gallego, "Occurrence of Alternaria Nees ex Fr. in indoor and outdoor habitats in Cordoba (Spain)" in G. Boehm and R.M. Leuschner (eds.), Advances in Aerobiology: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Aerobiology, August 6–9, 1986, Basel, Switzerland, Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag, p. 160, [8] Both species could be labelled as the most cosmopolite as they appear in 100% of the sampling spots, both indoors and outdoors. ==== Related terms ==== cosmopolitan === See also === Cosmopolites === Further reading === Cosmopolite (butterfly) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Vanessa cardui on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Vanessa cardui on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === colpotomies == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin cosmopolītēs, itself borrowed from Koine Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs, “citizen of the world”), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “world”) + πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔs.mɔ.pɔ.lit/ === Noun === cosmopolite m or f by sense (plural cosmopolites) cosmopolite === Adjective === cosmopolite (plural cosmopolites) cosmopolitan === Further reading === “cosmopolite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koz.mo.poˈli.te/, (deprecated) /koz.moˈpɔ.li.te/ Rhymes: -ite, (deprecated) -ɔlite Hyphenation: co‧smo‧po‧lì‧te, (deprecated) co‧smo‧pò‧li‧te === Adjective === cosmopolite feminine plural of cosmopolita === Noun === cosmopolite f feminine plural of cosmopolita === Anagrams === leptosomico == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔs.mɔ.pɔˈliː.teː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [koz.mo.poˈliː.te] === Noun === cosmopolītē m ablative/vocative singular of cosmopolītēs