ecumenopolis

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UK/ˌɛkjuːmɛˈnɒpəlɪs/

noun

The largest theoretical human settlement, a planetwide conurbation.

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Meanings

ecumenopolis1

nounecumenopolis (plural ecumenopolises or ecumenopoleis or ecumenopoli)

plural ecumenopolises · plural ecumenopoleis · plural ecumenopoli

  1. The largest theoretical human settlement, a planetwide conurbation.
  2. literatureA city spanning an entire planet or large moon.

Ecumenopolis2

proper noun
  1. The global conurbation predicted and advocated by Constantinos Doxiadis.

Origin

ecumenopolis · noun

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

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Ecumenopolis · proper noun

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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Translations

French œcuménopole
  • œcuménopoleplanet-wide city
German Ökumenopolis
  • Ökumenopolisplanet-wide city
Greek οικουμενόπολη
  • οικουμενόπολη (oikoumenópoli)planet-wide city
Italian ecumenopoli
  • ecumenopoliplanet-wide city
Polish ekumenopolis
  • ekumenopolisplanet-wide city
Russian экумено́полис
  • экумено́полис (ekumenópolis)planet-wide city

Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

Ecumenopolisecumenopolis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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