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cos⋅mop⋅o⋅lis

  [koz-mop-uh-lis]
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–noun
an internationally important city inhabited by many different peoples reflecting a great variety of cultures, attitudes, etc.
Origin:
1890–95; cosmo- + -polis, modeled on metropolis
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cos·mop·o·lis   (kŏz-mŏp'ə-lĭs)   
n.  A large city inhabited by people from many different countries.

[cosmo- + Greek polis, city; see pelə-3 in Indo-European roots.]
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