επικράτεια

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Greek

Etymology

Semantic loan from French état. From Ancient Greek ἐπικράτεια.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /epiˈkratia/
  • Hyphenation: ε‧πι‧κρά‧τεια

Noun

επικράτεια (epikráteiaf (plural επικράτειες)

  1. state, territory, dominion
    Αυστραλία, Βόρεια ΕπικράτειαAfstralía, Vóreia EpikráteiaAustralia, Northern Territory
  2. (taxonomy, biology) domain (the highest taxonomic rank of organisms)

Declension

Declension of επικράτεια
singular plural
nominative επικράτεια (epikráteia) επικράτειες (epikráteies)
genitive επικράτειας (epikráteias) επικρατειών (epikrateión)
accusative επικράτεια (epikráteia) επικράτειες (epikráteies)
vocative επικράτεια (epikráteia) επικράτειες (epikráteies)

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