parochie

• prochie (archaic, dialectal)

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpaːˈrɔ.xi/

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• Hyphenation: pa‧ro‧chie

parochie f (plural parochies or parochiën)

1. (chiefly Roman Catholicism) a parish