ecocity

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noun

A city designed to have a low impact on the environment.

OriginEnglish city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet →
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Meanings

nounecocity (plural ecocities)

plural ecocities

  1. A city designed to have a low impact on the environment.

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. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  10. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  11. Latinceivis
  12. Latinceivitās
  13. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  14. Old Frenchcitet
  15. Middle Englishcite
  16. Englishcity
  17. Englishecocity

From eco- + city.

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APA

ecocity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecocity

MLA

“ecocity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecocity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecocity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecocity.

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