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cosmopolis

noun
cos·​mop·​o·​lis | \ käz-ˈmä-pÉ™-lÉ™s How to pronounce cosmopolis (audio) \

Definition of cosmopolis

: a cosmopolitan city
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Examples of cosmopolis in a Sentence

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

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 For decades a symbol of all that was dead and dysfunctional in the ever-expanding cosmopolis, the river is undergoing its own rehabilitation, shedding some of its visible concrete. — Alexandra Marshall, WSJ, "Dover Street Market Expands While Defying Retail Convention," 14 Aug. 2018

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First Known Use of cosmopolis

1849, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cosmopolis

New Latin, back-formation from cosmopolites

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