Cosmopolitan vs. Metropolitan
Difference Between Cosmopolitan and Metropolitan
Cosmopolitanadjective
Pertinent or common to the whole world
an issue of cosmopolitan import.Metropolitanadjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a major city
crowded metropolitan streets.a metropolitan newspaper.Cosmopolitanadjective
Having constituent elements from all over the world or from many different parts of the world
the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt.Metropolitanadjective
Of or constituting a large city or urbanized area, including adjacent suburbs and towns
the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.a metropolitan county.Cosmopolitanadjective
So sophisticated as to be at home in all parts of the world or conversant with many spheres of interest
a cosmopolitan traveler.Metropolitanadjective
Of, relating to, or constituting the home territory of an imperial or colonial state.
Cosmopolitanadjective
(Ecology) Growing or occurring in many parts of the world; widely distributed.
Metropolitanadjective
Of or relating to an ecclesiastical metropolitan.
Cosmopolitannoun
A cosmopolitan person or organism; a cosmopolite.
Metropolitannoun
A citizen of a metropolis, especially one who displays urbane characteristics, attitudes, and values.
Cosmopolitannoun
A cocktail made of vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice, and lime juice. Also called cosmo.
Metropolitannoun
In the Western Christian churches, a bishop with provincial powers, with some authority over suffragan bishops.
Cosmopolitanadjective
all-inclusive; affecting the whole world.
Metropolitannoun
In most Eastern Orthodox churches, a bishop who is head of an ecclesiastical province and ranks next below the patriarch.
Cosmopolitanadjective
composed of people from all over the world.
Metropolitannoun
In the Greek Orthodox church, a bishop ranking next below an archbishop.
Cosmopolitanadjective
(of a person) at ease in any part of the world.
Metropolitannoun
(Christianity) A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.
Cosmopolitanadjective
growing or living in many parts of the world; widely distributed.
Metropolitannoun
The inhabitant of a metropolis.
Cosmopolitannoun
A cosmopolitan person; a cosmopolite.
Metropolitanadjective
(Christianity) Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.
Cosmopolitannoun
A cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice and cranberry juice.
Metropolitanadjective
Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.
Cosmopolitannoun
A butterfly, Vanessa cardui
Metropolitannoun
in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity
Cosmopolitannoun
a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries
Metropolitannoun
a person who lives in a metropolis
Cosmopolitanadjective
growing or occurring in many parts of the world;
a cosmopolitan herbcosmopolitan in distributionMetropolitanadjective
relating to or characteristic of a metropolis;
metropolitan areaCosmopolitanadjective
composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests;
his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creedsthe ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egyptthat queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docksCosmopolitanadjective
of worldwide scope or applicability;
an issue of cosmopolitan importthe shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our timeuniversal experience
