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oikumene

oikumene noun: the civilized world or inhabited world; the location and time in the known world where human civilization exists.

Noun

oikumene (plural oikumenes)

  1. The civilized world or inhabited world; the location and time in the known world where human civilization exists.

Forms of oikumene

pluraloikumenes

Origin of oikumene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē).

Questions about oikumene

What does oikumene mean?
Oikumene means the civilized world or inhabited world; the location and time in the known world where human civilization exists.
What part of speech is oikumene?
Oikumene is a noun.
What is the plural of oikumene?
The plural of oikumene is oikumenes.

Words near oikumene in the dictionary

  1. oikophobes
  2. oikophobia
  3. oikophobic
  4. oikos
  5. oiks
  6. oikumene
  7. oikumenes
  8. oil
  9. oil and water
  10. oil and water don't mix
  11. oil baron

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