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Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οἰκουμένη (oikouménē). Doublet of экуме́на (ekuména), which was borrowed from Late Latin.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐjkʊˈmʲenə]
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Noun edit

ойкуме́на (ojkuménaf inan (genitive ойкуме́ны, nominative plural ойкуме́ны, genitive plural ойкуме́н)

  1. (historical) the ecumene, the inhabited world, particularly from the point of view of the Ancient Greeks

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