parochie

Meaning

a parish

Concepts

parish

church

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civil parish

congregation

people

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Synonyms

gemeente

kerkbuurt

Translations

paroisse

paróquia

parrocchia

parroquia

parròquia

Gemeinde

Sprengel

Pfarrgemeinde

Pfarrbezirk

Pfarrei

Parochie

pieve

Kirchspiel

freguesia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpaːˈrɔ.xi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: prochie

In summary

From Middle Dutch prochie, from Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek πᾰροικῐ́ᾱ (păroikĭ́ā). The a was usually syncopated in Middle Dutch, but it was restored and became increasingly common in early modern Dutch due to influence of the Latin term.