nomarchy

[ nom-ahr-kee ]

/ ˈnɒm ɑr ki /

noun, plural nom·ar·chies.

one of the provinces into which modern Greece is divided.

Nearby words

nomad, nomadic, nomadism, nomadize, nomarch, nomarchy, nombles, nombril, nome, nomen, nomenclator

Origin of nomarchy

First recorded in 1650–60, nomarchy is from the Greek word nomarchía rule of a province. See nomarch, -y³

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Examples from the Web for nomarchy

Acarna′nia, the most westerly portion of Northern Greece, together with tolia now forming a nomarchy with a pop.
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At the present day Arcadia forms a nomarchy of the kingdom of Greece.
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Achaia with Elis now forms a nomarchy of the kingdom of Greece.
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British Dictionary definitions for nomarchy

nomarchy

/ (ˈnɒmɑːkɪ, -əkɪ) /

noun plural -chies

any of the provinces of modern Greece; nome

Word Origin for nomarchy

C19: from Greek; see nome, -archy

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