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cosmopolis

/kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/

cosmopolis noun: an important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.

Noun

cosmopolis (plural cosmopolises or cosmopoleis)

  1. An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.

cosmopolis meaning in Malay

cosmopolis in Malay

An important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.
kosmopolis

Forms of cosmopolis

pluralcosmopolises
pluralcosmopoleis

Origin of cosmopolis

From cosmo- + -polis.

Questions about cosmopolis

What does cosmopolis mean?
Cosmopolis means an important city, such as a capital city, inhabited by people from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds.
What is cosmopolis in Malay?
Cosmopolis in Malay is kosmopolis. See Cosmopolis meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is cosmopolis?
Cosmopolis is a noun.
How do you pronounce cosmopolis?
Cosmopolis is pronounced /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/.
What is the plural of cosmopolis?
The plural of cosmopolis is cosmopolises.

Words near cosmopolis in the dictionary

  1. cosmopod
  2. cosmopods
  3. cosmopoietic
  4. cosmopoleis
  5. cosmopolicy
  6. cosmopolis
  7. cosmopolises
  8. cosmopolitan
  9. cosmopolitanisation
  10. cosmopolitanise
  11. cosmopolitanised

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