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cosmopolis

noun cos·mop·o·lis \ käz-ˈmä-pə-ləs \

Definition of cosmopolis

: a cosmopolitan city

Examples of cosmopolis in a Sentence

  1. a sprawling cosmopolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their fortune

Origin and Etymology of cosmopolis

New Latin, back-formation from cosmopolites

cosmopolis Synonyms

Synonyms

burg, city, megalopolis, metropolis, municipality, town;

Related Words

borough;

urban sprawl;

exurb, suburb, suburbia;

central city, edge city, garden city;

core city, downtown, inner city, midtown;

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