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citizen of the world

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person regarded as part of the global citizenry; specifically, one who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: աշխարհաքաղաքացի (ašxarhakʻaġakʻacʻi) — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Czech: světoobčan — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Czech: světoobčanka — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Danish: verdensborger — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Dutch: wereldburger — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Dutch: wereldburgeres — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Finnish: maailmankansalainen — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • French: citoyen du monde — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • French: citoyenne du monde — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • German: Weltbürger — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • German: Weltbürgerin — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Greek: πολίτης του κόσμου (polítis tou kósmou) — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Hungarian: világpolgár — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Italian: cittadino del mondo — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Polish: obywatel świata — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Polish: obywatelka świata — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Russian: граждани́н ми́ра (graždanín míra) — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Spanish: ciudadano del mundo — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Spanish: ciudadana del mundo — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Swedish: världsmedborgare — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Ukrainian: громадя́нин сві́ту (hromadjányn svítu) — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist
  • Ukrainian: громадя́нка сві́ту (hromadjánka svítu) — person who takes the view that they belong to no particular country or state — see also cosmopolitan, internationalist