| Title | cosmopolis |
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cos·mop·o·lis ETYMOLOGY New Latin, back-formation from cosmopolites DATE 1849 : a cosmopolitan city Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cos·mop·o·lis \käzˈmäpələ̇s\ noun (-es) Etymology: New Latin, from French cosmopolitain & English cosmopolitan, after French métropolitain & English metropolitan: Late Latin metropolis 1. : a community of citizens of the world bound by juridical or moral principles 2. : a city of world importance or inhabited by many nationalities |
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