cosmopolis

cosmopolis

See also: cosmópolis and Cosmópolis

English

Etymology

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.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɒzˈmɒ.pɒ.lɪs/

    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.

    Translations

    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.