a large city inhabited by people from many different nations
Word origin
cosmopolitan + metropolis
cosmopolis in American English
(kɑzˈmɑpəlɪs)
noun
an internationally important city inhabited by many different peoples reflecting a great variety of cultures, attitudes, etc
Word origin
[1890–95; cosmo- + -polis, modeled on metropolis]This word is first recorded in the period 1890–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blip, cholesterol, masochism, phoneme, plein-air