Parishes

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of parish form-of, plural
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Parish form-of, plural

Synonyms

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archbishopricarchdiocesearrondissementassemblybailiwickbishopric

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"The United States of America has several divisions. It is first separated into the fifty states. Each state is then broken up into counties or parishes. Each county or parish is divided into towns or townships. These towns or townships contain the villages and cities."

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