cosmopolis
[koz-mop-uh-lis]
- an internationally important city inhabited by many different peoples reflecting a great variety of cultures, attitudes, etc.
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Origin of cosmopolis
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Examples from the Web for cosmopolis
Contemporary Examples
Speaking of Cronenberg, you once said that making Cosmopolis “reinvigorated” your “ideas about acting.”
The Cosmopolis protestors go a step beyond their real-world forebears.
In Cosmopolis, Packer Capital uses complex fractal modeling, based on patterns in nature, to map data in the markets.
The yuan gambit is the first clue that Cosmopolis deals with a parallel financial universe.
“Cosmopolis,” the David Cronenberg film starring Robert Pattinson, is a disquieting look at a twisted Wall Street.
Historical Examples
My country is where there are most people like me—Cosmopolis!
EgoistsJames Huneker
In fact, the Republic of Learning to-day is the true Cosmopolis.
The Spirit of AmericaHenry Van Dyke
You wished me, surely, to put it aside and send it to the Cosmopolis to-morrow?
Indiscretions of ArchieP. G. Wodehouse
Oh, shoot it along to Mrs. Archibald Moffam, at the Cosmopolis.
Indiscretions of ArchieP. G. Wodehouse
I can't go to a place like the Cosmopolis looking like this.
Indiscretions of ArchieP. G. Wodehouse
cosmopolis
- an international city
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Word Origin
C19: see cosmo-, polis 1
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