as in city
a thickly settled, highly populated area a sprawling cosmopolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their fortune

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Recent Examples of cosmopolis While Istanbul and Cappadocia are more popular with tourists to Turkey, don't miss the chance to explore Izmir, which was once the country's most thriving cosmopolis. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 8 Oct. 2022 Istanbul is a cosmopolis unlike any other—where the remains of former empires, the cultural influences of multi-ethnic communities, and contemporary Turkish identity all exist in delicate harmony. Feride Yalav-Heckeroth, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2022 On the Volga a quasi-capital rose at Sarai, established by Batu around 1250, and grew into a cosmopolis of artisans, farmers, and merchants from as far away as Syria, Egypt, even Greece—so many that a New Sarai was founded upriver. Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 6 July 2021 For decades a symbol of all that was dead and dysfunctional in the ever-expanding cosmopolis, the river is undergoing its own rehabilitation, shedding some of its visible concrete. Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2018
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Noun
  • At the same time, the White House has ordered immigration enforcement in cities around the country.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The changes affect libraries operated by Maricopa County and not cities that operate their own libraries, such as Phoenix.
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Noun
  • So, any Gotham within a contemporary film in the Batman series that's going to be authentic has to be reflective of a modern American metropolis.
    EW.com, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • About 120 miles west of London, just over an hour by train, lies Bristol—a vast metropolis that made Afar’s annual Where to Go list in 2022.
    Lottie Gross, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Seven miles across town, another MPS school had to delay its start date by a day.
    Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Jarrett knew Swift and her family beforehand from seeing them around town.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Cosmopolis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cosmopolis. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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