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parish

noun
 
🔊/ˈpærɪʃ/
🔊/ˈpærɪʃ/
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  1.  
    [countable] an area that has its own church and that a priest is responsible for堂区；教区
    • a parish church/priest堂区的教堂／神父
    • He is vicar of a large rural parish.他是乡下一个大教区的代牧。🔊🔊
    Topics Religion and festivalsc1
  2. (also civil parish)
     [countable] (in England) a small country area that has its own elected local government（英格兰）乡村行政小区
    • This area in the north of the county comprises 26 parishes.该县北部的该地区包括26个教区。
  3. [countable + singular or plural verb] the people living in a particular area, especially those who go to church教区居民；（尤指）教区教徒
  4. [countable] (in the US state of Louisiana美国路易斯安那州) a county县
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French paroche, from late Latin parochia, from Greek paroikia ‘sojourning’, based on para- ‘beside, subsidiary’ + oikos ‘dwelling’.