Cosmopolitans

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. An individual who navigates various cultures with comfort, exhibiting global awareness and often enjoying diverse experiences in multiple countries
2. Someone who lives with a broad international perspective, embracing the richness of different customs and often participating in a variety of cultural interactions
3. A person familiar with and respectful of multiple cultures worldwide ; a popular mixed drink typically made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice

Etymology: "Cosmopolitans" is simply the plural of "cosmopolitan," so its story is the story of the singular form. That word was built from "cosmopolite," itself drawn from Greek roots meaning "world" and "citizen," joined with the English suffix "-an," the same ending found in "metropolitan" and "megalopolitan." The pattern is a useful clue: "metropolitan" describes a person or thing belonging to a great city, and "cosmopolitan" follows the same logic on a grander scale, marking someone who belongs to the whole world rather than one place.

Synonyms: global citizens, internationalists, world citizens, sophisticates, urbane individuals