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synoecism

noun
syn·​oe·​cism | \ sə̇ˈnēˌsizəm\
variants: or less commonly synoicism \ -​nȯiˌkizəm , -​nȯiˌsi-​ \
plural -s

Definition of synoecism

1 : a joining together : union specifically : a uniting of several towns or villages into one community (as in ancient Greece)
2 : the condition of being synoecious

History and Etymology for synoecism

Greek synoikismos wedlock, act of combining into one city-state, from synoikizein

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