parish
[noun]
Synonyms: community, church, congregation, flock

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par‧ish /ˈpærɪʃ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: parroche, from Late Latin parochia, from Late Greek paroikos 'Christian', from Greek, 'stranger']

1. the area that a priest in some Christian churches is responsible for:
Father Doyle moved to a new parish.

2. British English a small area, especially a village, that has its own local government:
elections to the parish council

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