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synoecism.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun/sɪˈniːsɪzəm/
  1. The unification of towns, tribes etc. under one capital city or polis.

Where this word comes from

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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