Deme

//diːm//

Synonyms for "deme" (27 found)

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Closest matches (6)

animal kingdom blood breed brood clan

Noun(1 words)

biodeme

Strong matches (8)

class family folk gens house kind line

Noun(1 words)

demos

Related words (13)

lineage nation order people race sept species stem stirps stock strain totem tribe

Related word relations

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3 relation types

derived

11 entries

biodeme cytodeme demarch demesman demewise demic ecodeme genodeme macrodeme morphodeme paleodeme

has context

1 entries

ecology

related to

4 entries

animals plants population township

Translations

4 translations across 4 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

δῆμος noun (township of Attica)

Finnish

1 entries

demos noun (township of Attica)

French

1 entries

dème noun (township of Attica)

Greek

1 entries

δήμος noun (township of Attica)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

If two persons bore the same name[…] ambiguity was avoided […] by indicating their place of origin, the name of the tribe or deme being added for persons of the same town […], and the name of the country or town for foreigners […].

Source: wiktionary

They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.

Source: wiktionary

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