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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl.

Toparchies

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[L.

toparchia

, Gr. [GREEK]. See

A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch;

as, Judea was formerly divided into ten

toparchies

Fuller.

Noun.

A little state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch. Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies.

toparchy ‎(plural toparchies)

A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch.

Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies.

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