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Meaning of arcology | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɑːˈkɒl.ə.d͡ʒi

Definitions

  1. Urban development theory proposed by Paolo Soleri involving three-dimensional building methods and efficient use of space and resources.
  2. An extremely large building or complex, sufficient to maintain an internal ecology as well as an extremely high human population density.

Equivalents

Deutsch Arkologie
Français arcologie
日本語 アーコロジー
한국어 생태건축학
Português arcologia
Русский арколо́гия

Examples

“Behind the port lay the city, factory domes dominated by the vast cubes of corporate arcologies.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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