επαρχία

Greek

Noun

επαρχία (eparchía) f (plural επαρχίες)

  1. province
  2. eparchy, an administrative area in Greece; hundred.
  3. a bishop's province
  4. collectively, the provinces; any region away from the capital

Usage notes

(administrative area): Each επαρχία (eparchía, eparchy) is a subdivision of a νομός (nomós, nome), a number of which make up a περιφέρεια (periféreia, periphery).

Declension

Derived terms

  • επαρχιακός (eparchiakós, provincial)
  • επαρχιώτης m (eparchiótis, naive person, provincial)
  • επαρχιώτισσα f (eparchiótissa, naive person, provincial)
  • επαρχιώτικος (eparchiótikos, provincial)
  • έπαρχος m (éparchos, eparch)
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