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nomarchy

[ nom-ahr-kee ]

noun

plural nomarchies.
  1. one of the provinces into which modern Greece is divided.


nomarchy

/ ˈnɒmɑːkɪ; -əkɪ /

noun

  1. any of the provinces of modern Greece; nome
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nomarchy1

First recorded in 1650–60, nomarchy is from the Greek word Դdzí rule of a province. See nomarch, -y 3
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nomarchy1

C19: from Greek; see nome , -archy
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Example Sentences

With some small islands it forms a modern nomarchy, with a pop. of 116,900.

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It now forms an eparchy in the nomarchy of Phocis.

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Since 1899 Elis forms a nomarchy of Greece.

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At the present day Arcadia forms a nomarchy of the kingdom of Greece.

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The territory Argolis forms a nomarchy of Greece.

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