cosmopolitan
adjective/ˌkɑzməˈpɑlɪtən/
Frequency rank: #8,936 most common English word
Meaning
familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures; international in character.
Example sentence
Tokyo is considered cosmopolitan because people from all over the world live and work there.
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