Etymology

deme

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Today it means: A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δῆμος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδῆμος“district”
  2. English todaydeme

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “district”). Doublet of demos.

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