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Noun

1. 1
   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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allybody politicbuffer statechieftaincycity statecolony

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"Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies."

Etymology

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

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