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cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn] / ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tn /


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In 1941, the cosmopolitan soulmates wed in Mexico City.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

Now the dream has turned into a nightmare for many in the cosmopolitan oasis who have given their lives and fortunes to foster "human unity in diversity" and "the transformation of consciousness".

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Ralf Rangnick's team will bring a touch of cosmopolitan sophistication to this summer's tournament in a marbled away shirt that's been designed as a nod to the country's cafe culture.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

This was particularly true of Berlin, a cosmopolitan city full of people who found the Nazis culturally distasteful.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

His proposal was seductive, and so was Smyrna, the most cosmopolitan city in the Near East.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

We’re a diverse people but still a people, not a random aggregation of cosmopolitans.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

They also got together over cosmopolitans in 2005, when Pacheco interviewed her at length; his notes shaped McNally’s book for her solo Broadway show, “Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life.”

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2023

In nearly every episode the ladies gather at a restaurant to dissect whatever issues are bedeviling them that week, a device "Sex and the City" employed with enough success to make brunch and cosmopolitans fashionable.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2022

The song resonated not just among jazz-loving cosmopolitans, but across the country.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 2021

Through The Mecca I saw that we were, in our own segregated body politic, cosmopolitans.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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