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'''cosmopolis'''
==Merriam-Webster==
cos·mop·o·lis
===Pronunciation===
\käz-ˈmä-pə-ləs\
===Function===
noun
===Etymology===
New Latin, back-formation from cosmopolites
===Date===
1849
===Definition===
a cosmopolitan city
==='''cosmopolitan'''===
===Function===
adjective
===Date===
1798
===Definition===
# having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing
# having wide international sophistication : worldly 3 : composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world 4 : found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions <a cosmopolitan herb>
====compare: metropolitan====
===Function===
adjective
===Etymology===
Middle English, from Late Latin metropolitanus of the see of a metropolitan, from metropolita, noun, metropolitan, from Late Greek mētropolitēs, from mētropolis see of a metropolitan, from Greek, capital
===Date===
15th century
===Definition===
# of or constituting a metropolitan or his see
# of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis and sometimes including its suburbs
# of, relating to, or constituting a mother country as distinguished from a colony
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Editor's note: Most definitions of 'cosmopolis' refer to what is effectively a large metropolis, and no doubt there a at least a handful of 'great cities in this world, but it is doubtful any of them qualify as a 'universe city'. Nevertheless, this does not obviate cultivating an appreciation for the inspiration of such a 'place' that is served well by Stephen Toulmin's book, Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity ISBN 0226808386
'''cosmopolis'''
==Merriam-Webster==
cos·mop·o·lis
===Pronunciation===
\käz-ˈmä-pə-ləs\
===Function===
noun
===Etymology===
New Latin, back-formation from cosmopolites
===Date===
1849
===Definition===
a cosmopolitan city
==='''cosmopolitan'''===
===Function===
adjective
===Date===
1798
===Definition===
# having worldwide rather than limited or provincial scope or bearing
# having wide international sophistication : worldly 3 : composed of persons, constituents, or elements from all or many parts of the world 4 : found in most parts of the world and under varied ecological conditions <a cosmopolitan herb>
====compare: metropolitan====
===Function===
adjective
===Etymology===
Middle English, from Late Latin metropolitanus of the see of a metropolitan, from metropolita, noun, metropolitan, from Late Greek mētropolitēs, from mētropolis see of a metropolitan, from Greek, capital
===Date===
15th century
===Definition===
# of or constituting a metropolitan or his see
# of, relating to, or characteristic of a metropolis and sometimes including its suburbs
# of, relating to, or constituting a mother country as distinguished from a colony
----
Editor's note: Most definitions of 'cosmopolis' refer to what is effectively a large metropolis, and no doubt there a at least a handful of 'great cities in this world, but it is doubtful any of them qualify as a 'universe city'. Nevertheless, this does not obviate cultivating an appreciation for the inspiration of such a 'place' that is served well by Stephen Toulmin's book, Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity ISBN 0226808386
