ecumenopoleis

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.kju.mɛˈnɒ.pɒ.lɛɪz/

Noun

ecumenopoleis

1. (rare) plural of ecumenopolis
   • 2005, SB05Tokyo Student Session Organising Committee, Sustainable Building Design Book: The 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference in Tokyo, Student Session 23–29 September 2005, Tokyo, Japan, page 5:

     Global new vocabularies can be found from vernacular houses to large scale urban developments, in local communities or even in ecumenopoleis.