deme

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See also: déme, dėmė, dėme, and dėmę

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “district”).

Pronunciation

Noun

deme (plural demes)

  1. A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
    • 2009, Don Nardo, Ancient Greece, page 97:
      They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.
  2. (ecology) A distinct local population of plants or animals.

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Japanese

Romanization

deme

  1. Rōmaji transcription of でめ

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See dēmō (“I remove, take away, or subtract”).

Verb

dēme

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of dēmō

Etymology 2

See dēmos (“a tract of land”, “ people”).

Noun

dēme m

  1. vocative singular of dēmos

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeme/
  • Rhymes: -eme
  • Syllabification: de‧me

Verb

deme

  1. third-person singular imperative of dar combined with me

Turkish

Noun

deme (definite accusative demeyi, plural demeler)

  1. verbal noun of demek

Verb

deme

  1. second-person singular negative imperative of demek
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