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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

The exhibition is divided into 12 conceptual sections: ownership, presence, distinction, disguise, freedom, champion, respectability, jook, heritage, beauty, cool and cosmopolitanism.

From Salon • May 6, 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

It gave them a degree of cosmopolitanism such as few comparable colonies have ever known.

From The History of Cuba, vol. 2 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher




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