cosmopolitan
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For years, the Gulf marketed itself as an island of calm—a highly reliable, cosmopolitan sanctuary insulated from the Middle East’s chronic geopolitical volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
That ambition is a concern to Persian Gulf states whose cosmopolitan cities and key oil infrastructure sit just across the water from Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
In the 19th and 20th centuries, it helped the city become a bustling metropolis, home to sizable European diasporas and a distinct cosmopolitan culture.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Its melodic guitar lines, horn sections, dance rhythms, and cosmopolitan identity deeply influenced Fela Kuti's early musical direction.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
His proposal was seductive, and so was Smyrna, the most cosmopolitan city in the Near East.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
Vocabulary lists containing cosmopolitan
Elements of the Universe: Cosm, Cosmo ("Universe")
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