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cosmopolitanism

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn-iz-uhm] / ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tnˌɪz əm /


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Today, the phrase suggests Mitteleuropa, the borderless, multilingual cosmopolitanism of pre-1914 Europe; the world of yesterday, as the Austrian writer Stefan Zweig called it.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

But there's no denying the unmistakable cosmopolitanism of Mistanna Pak and Mukhopadhyay's efforts towards globalising the Bengali palate long before globalisation became a buzzword.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2023

"Ostelsheim has set a clear example, and in that sense has also made history. Also a strong signal for cosmopolitanism, for tolerance," he said, adding he might never have had such chances in Syria.

From Reuters Apr. 5, 2023

Some of these countervailing forces are pointing towards cosmopolitanism and globalism; towards inclusion and a larger sense of belonging.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2023

There is little enough here of the young poet who believes himself to care for nothing but ‘Art’; and as little of the theoretic cosmopolitanism of some of Keats’s friends.

From Oxford Lectures on Poetry by Andrew Cecil Bradley




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