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cosmopolitanism

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


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His vision of the world, writes Ms. Hansen, draws on “the time of cosmopolitanism, not nationalism.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

A concerted campaign has cropped up seemingly overnight to turn Mamdani’s victory into an opportunity to attack cosmopolitanism.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025

Mr Suraiya spiritedly defended the magazine: "JS spoke to a certain urban educated cultural sensibility that was in a sense, Westernised, but it was shaping a distinctly Indian cosmopolitanism".

From BBC ● Dec. 27, 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

My cosmopolitanism would rather, I hope, lead me to appreciate more generously the similar qualities in his antagonists, and, also, the similar qualities in the "band of brothers" whom he was proud to lead.

From Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II by Leslie Stephen


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