cosmopolis

Questions

How do you pronounce cosmopolis?

The recorded pronunciation is /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/.

What does cosmopolis mean?

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

Where does cosmopolis come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-? Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-der. Proto-Hellenic *kónsmos Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos)der. English cosmo- Proto-Indo-European *tpelH- Proto-Hellenic *ptólis Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)bor. Latin -polislbor. English -polis English cosmopolis From cosmo- + -polis.

How to pronounce cosmopolis

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