nomarchy

American

[nom-ahr-kee] / ˈnɒm ɑr ki /

noun

plural

nomarchies

one of the provinces into which modern Greece is divided.

nomarchy British

/ ˈnɒmɑːkɪ, -əkɪ /

noun

any of the provinces of modern Greece; nome

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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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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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