eco-village

noun

A small self-sustaining and eco-friendly community.

OriginEnglish village ← French éco- ← Latin oeco- →
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Meanings

nouneco-village (plural eco-villages)

plural eco-villages · alternative ecovillage

  1. A small self-sustaining and eco-friendly community.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wóyḱos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wóikos
  4. Ancient Greekϝοῖκος (woîkos)
  5. Ancient Greekοἶκος (oîkos)
  6. Latinoeco-
  7. Frenchéco-
  8. Englisheco-
  9. Englishvillage
  10. Englisheco-village

From eco- + village.

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Translations

Irish sráidbhaile éiceolaíoch
  • sráidbhaile éiceolaíocha small self-sustained and eco-friendly community
Russian экопоселе́ние
  • экопоселе́ние (ekoposelénije)a small self-sustained and eco-friendly community
Cite this entry
APA

eco-village. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-village

MLA

“eco-village.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-village. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eco-village,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eco-village.

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