n. 1. A cosmopolitan person: a true cosmopolite—a Renaissance man. 2. Ecology An organism found in most parts of the world. [Greek kosmopolītēs : kosmos, world + polītēs, citizen (from polis, city; see pelə-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] cos·mopo·lit′ism (-lī-tĭz′əm, -lĭ-tĭz′-) n. |
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