synoecism

n. (把数镇或数村联合成市或社区的)村镇联合(主义)

发音

/sɪˈniːsɪzəm/

词形变化

synoecisms 复数 synoecisms

别名

synecism synœcism

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

词源

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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