English Explanatory Dictionary

Ecumenopolitan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or characteristic of the Ecumenopolis.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of the Ecumenopolis, especially during its inchoate phase.
adj
  1. Of or conducive to the development, befitting the scale, or characteristic of an ecumenopolis or ecumenopoleis.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of an ecumenopolis, especially one actively involved in its political arena.

Pronunciation

ĕkyo͞o'mĕnōpŏʹlĭtən /ɛˌkjuːmɛnəʊˈpɒlɪtən/

Word forms

Ecumenopolitan Ecumenopolitans œcumenopolitan

Etymology

Adjectival sense first attested in 1969; nominal sense in 1977: Ecumenopolis + -itan, formed on the pattern of megalopolitan, necropolitan.

Related words

megalopolitan megapolitan metropolitan micropolitan
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