"cosmopolis" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/ Forms: cosmopolises [plural], cosmopoleis [plural]
Etymology: From cosmo- + -polis. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cosmo-|-polis}} cosmo- + -polis Head templates: {{en-noun|+|cosmopoleis}} cosmopolis (plural cosmopolises or cosmopoleis)
  1. An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. Translations (An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.): kosmopolis [masculine] (Dutch), κοσμόπολη (kosmópoli) [feminine] (Greek), kosmopolis [feminine, masculine] (Malay), cosmópolis [feminine] (Portuguese), cosmópole [feminine] (Portuguese), cosmópolis [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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