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cosmopolitan

/ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtən/adjective

उच्चारण कॉज़्मपॉलिटन

विश्वजनीन, कई देशों और संस्कृतियों के लोगों वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    containing people of many different nationalities and cultures

    विश्वजनीन, कई देशों और संस्कृतियों के लोगों वाला

    • Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city.
    • a cosmopolitan crowd at the festival
    • Delhi has become a cosmopolitan city where many languages are heard on every street.
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    • The university has a cosmopolitan student body drawn from over forty countries.
    • Goa's cosmopolitan food reflects centuries of contact with traders from other lands.

    Synonyms multicultural international diverse

    Opposite provincial parochial insular

  2. 2

    (of a person) having experience of many different countries and cultures and so free from prejudice

    (व्यक्ति) खुले विचारों वाला, दुनिया देखा हुआ

    • a cosmopolitan outlook
    • Bengaluru has a cosmopolitan culture shaped by people from every state.
    • Years of working abroad gave Meera a cosmopolitan view of the world.
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    • He has a cosmopolitan taste in music and enjoys everything from ghazals to jazz.
    • Her cosmopolitan upbringing made her curious about every culture she met.

    Synonyms worldly sophisticated broad-minded

    Opposite narrow-minded provincial

noun
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    a person who has lived in many countries and feels at home anywhere

    विश्व-नागरिक, हर जगह घुल-मिल जाने वाला व्यक्ति

    • A true cosmopolitan, he spoke five languages.
    • As a cosmopolitan, she felt equally at home in Kolkata and London.
    • Rahul, a cosmopolitan by nature, settled easily into every new city.
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    • The old professor was a cosmopolitan who had taught in Tokyo, Paris and Pune.
    • She is a cosmopolitan who has never felt like a stranger anywhere.
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⌂Word origin and word building

Cosmo- means world or universe: cosmos, cosmic, cosmonaut.

Cosmo- का अर्थ संसार या ब्रह्मांड है: cosmos, cosmic, cosmonaut।

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One-word substitution

A person who regards the whole world as his country; a city with people of many nations.

'जो पूरी दुनिया को अपना देश मानता है' और 'कई देशों के लोगों वाला शहर' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।