cosmopolis
cos·mop·o·lis
noun \käz-ˈmä-pə-ləs\Definition of COSMOPOLIS
: a cosmopolitan city
Examples of COSMOPOLIS
- <a sprawling cosmopolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their fortune>
Origin of COSMOPOLIS
New Latin, back-formation from cosmopolites
First Known Use: 1849
Related to COSMOPOLIS
Related Words: borough; conurbation; urban sprawl; exurb, suburb, suburbia; central city, edge city, garden city; core city, downtown, inner city, midtown
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