Ecumenopolis

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Coined by Konstantinos Doxiadis in 1967 from the Ancient Greek words οἰκουμένη (oikoumenē, “the world”) + πόλις (polis, “city”) = “a city spanning the whole world”.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (RP) enPR: ĕ'kyo͞omĕnŏʹpəlĭs, IPA: /ˌɛkjuːmɛˈnɒpəlɪs/, X-SAMPA: /%Ekju:mE"nQp@lIs/

Homophone: ecumenopolis

Proper noun [edit]

Ecumenopolis

  1. The global conurbation predicted and advocated by Konstantinos Doxiadis.

Derived terms [edit]

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