Etymology

ecumenopolis

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ecumenopolis · noun1

From ecumene (“inhabited world”) + -polis (“city”). From use as a common noun of Ecumenopolis, applying the concept to diverse scenarios. Ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Ecumenopolis · proper noun2

Coined by Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis in 1967 from the Ancient Greek words οἰκουμένη (oikouménē, “the world”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”), “a city spanning the whole world”.

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