Cosmopolis

/kɑzˈmɑpələs/ noun

Definition

A city, state, or society of the world; a place where people from all nations and cultures come together as world citizens.

Etymology

From Greek kosmos (world) + polis (city-state, city). The term imagines a city-state at a global scale, where the entire world functions like a single integrated community.

Kelly Says

Cities like New York, London, and Singapore function as modern cosmopolises where you might hear 100 languages in a single neighborhood, creating living laboratories for how diverse humans can actually share space successfully.

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