nomarchy
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of nomarchy
First recorded in 1650–60, nomarchy is from the Greek word nomarchía rule of a province. See nomarch, -y 3
Example Sentences
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At the present day Arcadia forms a nomarchy of the kingdom of Greece.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
It now forms an eparchy in the nomarchy of Phocis.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
It forms part of the nomarchy of Attica and Bœotia.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
The territory Argolis forms a nomarchy of Greece.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Acarna′nia, the most westerly portion of Northern Greece, together with �tolia now forming a nomarchy with a pop. of 188,597.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various
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