cosmopolis

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kɑzˈmɑpəlɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(koz mop′ə lis)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
cos•mop•o•lis /kɑzˈmɑpəlɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an internationally important city.
See -cosm-, -polis-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cos•mop•o•lis  (koz mop′ə lis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an internationally important city inhabited by many different peoples reflecting a great variety of cultures, attitudes, etc.
  • cosmo- + -polis, modeled on metropolis 1890–95

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