Ecumenopolis

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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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