Cosmopolitan

Derived from Greek cosmos (the world) and polis (city), cosmopolitan describes something influenced by many cultures from around the world. Applied to people, a cosmopolitan is someone who has adopted a taste for cultures besides the one he or she was born into; thus living both a local and global life as a "citizen of the world."

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• It is sometimes misused to mean only "the global", either as a person who is seasoned in ways of the world, or as an adjective, to describe something with a far-reaching impact.
• As Cosmopolitanism--a socio-political stance or movement regarding all persons in all nations as members of a single global community. Contrast with nationalism.
• As a synonym for worldly or sophisticated.
• It is sometimes used by antisemites as an euphemism for Jew. Stalin used a variant of this; rootless cosmopolitan.
• In biology, cosmopolitan refers to an animal or plant found all over the world.
• Also a popular magazine. See Cosmopolitan Magazine.
• A satellite/cable channel owned by the above magazine. See Cosmopolitan (television).
• A cosmopolitan also refers to a cocktail made with vodka, cranberry juice, and orange liquor.