nomarchy

[ nom-ahr-kee ]

/ ˈnɒm ɑr ki /

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noun, plural nom·ar·chies.

one of the provinces into which modern Greece is divided.

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Origin of nomarchy

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

Words nearby nomarchy

nomadize, No man can serve two masters, No man is an island, no man's land, nomarch, nomarchy, no-mark, no-mates, no matter, no matter how you slice it, nombles

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How to use nomarchy in a sentence

Achaia with Elis now forms a nomarchy of the kingdom of Greece.
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At the present day Arcadia forms a nomarchy of the kingdom of Greece.
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Acarna′nia, the most westerly portion of Northern Greece, together with tolia now forming a nomarchy with a pop.
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With some small islands it forms a modern nomarchy, with a pop.
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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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