cosmopoleis

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) * 2004: Anthony Reid, Batson Lecture: Singapore between Cosmopolis and Nation, “Abstract” & “Pre-colonial cosmopoleis” & “Straits Settlements to Malaysia / Singapore”
 * Seen from this perspective, the anomaly may be the twentieth century, with its attempt to impose an alien concept of ‘nation’ on the cosmopoleis which had taken root there.
 * The Thai-ruled cosmopoleis in the northern half of the peninsula were also known for their intense variety of trading groups.
 * The story is well known of how ideas of race and nation made their impact on these extremely diverse cosmopoleis in the 20th century.
 * The Thai-ruled cosmopoleis in the northern half of the peninsula were also known for their intense variety of trading groups.
 * The story is well known of how ideas of race and nation made their impact on these extremely diverse cosmopoleis in the 20th century.