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French
Etymology
From Old French, from Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paroisse f (plural paroisses)
- parish
2008, Jean-Marc Moriceau, La bête du Gévaudan:Habitués à ne guère sortir d’un cercle de quelques paroisses environnantes, surtout en cette saison d’hiver, quelle raison auraient-ils eu à distinguer entre plusieurs animaux agresseurs ?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Middle French
Noun
paroisse f (plural paroisses)
- parish
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin parochia, from Ancient Greek παροικία (paroikía, “a dwelling abroad”).
Pronunciation
Noun
paroisse oblique singular, f (oblique plural paroisses, nominative singular paroisse, nominative plural paroisses)
- parish
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