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cosmopolis

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cosmopolis

a thickly settled, highly populated area

  • a sprawling cosmopolis where ambitious people from all over come to make their fortune
Synonyms of cosmopolis

asphalt jungle, burg, city, megacity, megalopolis, metropolis, municipality, town
Words Related to cosmopolis

borough

conurbation

urban sprawl

exurb, suburb, suburbia

central city, edge city, garden city

core city, downtown, inner city, midtown

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