anoikism

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noun

The splitting up of a town into smaller units

“As for Singos, Steup thinks that Thucydides' description of the anoikism prevents one from assuming that this town participated in it.”

Opposite
synoikism
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Meanings

nounanoikism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe splitting up of a town into smaller units

    As for Singos, Steup thinks that Thucydides' description of the anoikism prevents one from assuming that this town participated in it.

    1 more example

    In one respect conditions were more favorable for the synoikism of Megalopolis than for the anoikism at Olynthos.

    1918, Allen Brown West, The History of the Chalcidic League, Bulletin of the University of Wisconsin, page 25

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
synoikism
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APA

anoikism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoikism

MLA

“anoikism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoikism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anoikism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anoikism.

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