cosmopolis
/kɒzˈmɒp(ə)lɪs
/noun
A city inhabited by people from many different countries.The emphasis was on living the good life in the here and now, whether in the city state or the cosmopolis....
- In this fashion, the Stoics introduce clear, practical content to their metaphor of the cosmopolis: a cosmopolitan considers moving away in order to serve, whereas a non-cosmopolitan does not.
- This means new wealth, and it has again become the oil cosmopolis it was in the early 20th century; but it also means renewed great-power competition for political hegemony over the region.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek kosmos 'world' + polis 'city'.