Ecumenopolis

See also: ecumenopolis

English

Etymology

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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Proper noun

Ecumenopolis

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

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