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| ep·ar·chy [ ép rkee ] (plural ep·ar·chies) |
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1. diocese: a bishop's diocese in the Greek Orthodox Church
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2. part of a Greek province: in modern Greece, a subdivision of a province
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| [Late 18th century. < Greek eparkhia "prefecture, province" < eparkhos (see eparch)] |
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