Etymology

toparchy

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Today it means: A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch. Full definition →

Latin toparchia ← Ancient Greek τοπαρχία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτοπαρχία
  2. Latin · derived fromtoparchia
  3. English todaytoparchy

From Latin toparchia, from Ancient Greek τοπαρχία (toparkhía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).

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