cosmopolitanism

C2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlɪtənɪzm̩/ UK /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tə.nɪ.zəm/ See IPA manual

Freq #260703

Meanings

1

noun
the moral or political view that all human beings belong to a single community and have obligations to one another across national boundaries

Her cosmopolitanism treated refugees and distant strangers as members of the same moral community.
2

noun
openness to many cultures, or the internationally diverse and worldly character of a person, place, or society

The port city's cosmopolitanism was visible in its multilingual schools, restaurants, and festivals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the moral or political view... global citizenshipmoral universalism

2 noun · openness to many cultures,... worldlinesscultural openness

Opposites

parochialism insularity provincialism

Word family

Derived forms cosmopolitanistcosmopolitanize

Related forms cosmopolitan internationalismuniversalismglobalism

Etymology

Formed from cosmopolitan plus -ism. Cosmopolitan ultimately comes from Greek kosmopolites, 'citizen of the world,' from kosmos, 'world or ordered universe,' and polites, 'citizen.' The suffix marks a doctrine, outlook, or cultural condition.

Topics

People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cosmopolitanism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkɑzməˈpɑlɪtənɪzm̩/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkɒz.məˈpɒl.ɪ.tə.nɪ.zəm/
**Frequency rank:** 260703

## Meanings
1. the moral or political view that all human beings belong to a single community and have obligations to one another across national boundaries
2. openness to many cultures, or the internationally diverse and worldly character of a person, place, or society

## Examples
- Her cosmopolitanism treated refugees and distant strangers as members of the same moral community.
- The port city's cosmopolitanism was visible in its multilingual schools, restaurants, and festivals.

## Synonyms
- global citizenship
- worldliness
- cultural openness

## Antonyms
- parochialism
- insularity
- provincialism

## Derived Forms
- cosmopolitanist
- cosmopolitanize

## Related Forms
- cosmopolitan
- internationalism
- universalism
- globalism

## Etymology
Formed from cosmopolitan plus -ism. Cosmopolitan ultimately comes from Greek kosmopolites, 'citizen of the world,' from kosmos, 'world or ordered universe,' and polites, 'citizen.' The suffix marks a doctrine, outlook, or cultural condition.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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