cosmopolis


cos·mop·o·lis

C0671000 (kŏz-mŏp′ə-lĭs)n. A large city inhabited by people from many different countries.
[cosmo- + Greek polis, city; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]

cosmopolis

(kɒzˈmɒpəlɪs) n (Human Geography) an international city[C19: see cosmo-, polis1]

cos•mop•o•lis

(kɒzˈmɒp ə lɪs)

n. an internationally important city inhabited by many different peoples. [1890–95; cosmo- + -polis, modeled on metropolis]

cosmopolis

a city inhabited by people of many different nations; a city of international importance. — cosmopolite, n. — cosmopolitan, n., adj.See also: Cities