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/iːˈkjuː.mə.ni/ · noun
(archaic, inherently emic) All known inhabited and civilized areas of the world..
Near-synonym: civilization
Ninety-five per cent of the cultivated area of the country lies east of a line drawn from Tsitsihar (Ch'i-ch'i-ha-erh) in northern Manchuria to K'un-ming in Yün-nan Province. This is eastern China, and within it is the Chinese ecumene.
Use ecumene when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ecumene means (archaic, inherently emic) All known inhabited and civilized areas of the world..
Common synonyms include civilization.
Possible antonyms include anecumene, wilderness, wilds, wasteland.
Near-synonym: civilization
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