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 • (epikráteia) f (plural επικράτειες)

  1. state, territory, dominion
    Αυστραλία, Βόρεια Επικράτεια ― Afstralía, Vóreia Epikráteia ― Australia, Northern Territory
  2. (taxonomy, biology) domain (the highest taxonomic rank of organisms)

Declension

Declension of επικράτεια
singular plural
nominative επικράτεια • επικράτειες •
genitive επικράτειας • επικρατειών •
accusative επικράτεια • επικράτειες •
vocative επικράτεια • επικράτειες •

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Taxonomic divisions
* επικράτεια • f (“domain”) * ομοταξία • f (“class”) * γένος • n (“genus”)
* βασίλειο • n (“kindom”) * τάξη • f (“order”) * είδος • n (“species”)
* συνομοταξία • f (“phylum”) * οικογένεια • f (“family”) * υποείδος • n (“subspecies”)

Derived terms

Further reading

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