cosmopolis

[ koz-mop-uh-lis ]

/ kɒzˈmɒp ə lɪs /

noun

an internationally important city inhabited by many different peoples reflecting a great variety of cultures, attitudes, etc.

Nearby words

cosmological redshift, cosmologically, cosmology, cosmonaut, cosmonautics, cosmopolis, cosmopolitan, cosmopolitanize, cosmopolite, cosmos, cosmotron

Origin of cosmopolis

1890–95; cosmo- + -polis, modeled on metropolis

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Examples from the Web for cosmopolis

Speaking of Cronenberg, you once said that making Cosmopolis “reinvigorated” your “ideas about acting.”
Robert Pattinson’s Life After ‘Twilight’|Andrew Romano|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Cosmopolis protestors go a step beyond their real-world forebears.
In ‘Cosmopolis,’ Robert Pattinson Depicts Financial World Gone Mad|Alex Klein|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In Cosmopolis, Packer Capital uses complex fractal modeling, based on patterns in nature, to map data in the markets.
In ‘Cosmopolis,’ Robert Pattinson Depicts Financial World Gone Mad|Alex Klein|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The yuan gambit is the first clue that Cosmopolis deals with a parallel financial universe.
In ‘Cosmopolis,’ Robert Pattinson Depicts Financial World Gone Mad|Alex Klein|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST

“Cosmopolis,” the David Cronenberg film starring Robert Pattinson, is a disquieting look at a twisted Wall Street.
In ‘Cosmopolis,’ Robert Pattinson Depicts Financial World Gone Mad|Alex Klein|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The diners, unused to this sort of thing at the Cosmopolis, were trying to adjust their faculties to cope with the outburst.
Indiscretions of Archie|P. G. Wodehouse
Beneath was cosmopolis, the golden cup that, in the words of Jeremiah, made the whole world drunk.
The Lords of the Ghostland|Edgar Saltus
The great evening had come, and every one in Cosmopolis Castle was agog with excitement.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette Spielmann
What is Berlin but a brutalised village, or Paris now but cosmopolis, or Rome but a universe?
England of My Heart--Spring|Edward Hutton
In 'Cosmopolis,' a study of foreign life in Italy, Bourget shows that the same passions dominate men, whatever their training.
Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cosmopolis

cosmopolis

/ (kɒzˈmɒpəlɪs) /

noun

an international city

Word Origin for cosmopolis

C19: see cosmo-, polis 1

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