n., pl., -chies.
Any of the administrative provinces of the modern Greek state.
[Modern Greek nomarkhia, from Greek nomarkhiā, district : nomos, district; see nome + -arkhiā, -archy.]
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nom·ar·chy (nŏm'är'kē)
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[Modern Greek nomarkhia, from Greek nomarkhiā, district : nomos, district; see nome + -arkhiā, -archy.]
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