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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin heptarchia, from Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá, “hepta-: seven”) + -αρχία (-arkhía, “-archy: rule”). By surface analysis, epta- + -archia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ep.tarˈki.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: ep‧tar‧chì‧a
Noun
eptarchia f (plural eptarchie)
- (historical) heptarchy (group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain)
Further reading
- eptarchia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- eptarchia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary