cosmopolis

[ koz-mop-uh-lis ]

noun

1. an internationally important city inhabited by many different peoples reflecting a great variety of cultures, attitudes, etc.

cosmopolis

/ kɒzˈmɒpəlɪs /

noun

1. an international city

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmopolis¹

1890–95; cosmo- + -polis, modeled on metropolis

Word History and Origins

Origin of cosmopolis¹

C19: see cosmo- , polis ¹

Example Sentences

Another proponent, Xander Hicks, said the evidence was compounded by his own apparent encounter in Cosmopolis, where he heard a howl resembling “a predator sound, like a wolf, fox, bear mixed.”

From Seattle Times

On March 7, detectives and FBI agents found Engeland’s body wrapped in a blanket in Cosmopolis, Grays Harbor County, according to the documents.

From Seattle Times

But in 2012 the director David Cronenberg was up to the challenge with “Cosmopolis,” turning DeLillo’s chronicle of a day in the life of a young billionaire into a snapshot of self-destruction in the Occupy era, while Robert Pattinson makes a particularly effective DeLillo protagonist, all cold surfaces and questionable motives.

From New York Times

I thought about “Cosmopolis,” but it’s not his best.

From New York Times

“Cosmopolis” showed everyone watching the potential Pattinson couldn’t demonstrate in the boundaries of the “Twilight” movies, and he’s realized that potential in countless roles ever since.

From New York Times