Etymology

oikumene

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Today it means: The civilized world or inhabited world; the location and time in the known world where human civilization exists. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromοἰκουμένη
  2. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromοἰκουμένη
  3. English todayoikumene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοἰκουμένη all →

ecumene

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