Ecumenopolis
//ˌɛkjuːmɛˈnɒpəlɪs// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A city spanning an entire planet or large moon.
Proper Noun
- 1 The global conurbation predicted and advocated by Constantinos Doxiadis.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From ecumene (“inhabited world”) + -polis (“city”). From use as a common noun of Ecumenopolis, applying the concept to diverse scenarios. Ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Etymology 2
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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