English Explanatory Dictionary

synoecism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The unification of towns, tribes etc. under one capital city or polis.

Pronunciation

/sɪˈniːsɪzəm/

Word forms

synoecism synoecisms synœcism

Etymology

From Ancient Greek συνοικισμός (sunoikismós), from συνοικίζειν (sunoikízein, “to make live with, to unite under one city”), from σύν (sún, “together”) + οἰκίζειν (oikízein, “to colonise”).

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