parish

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Parish

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpærɪʃ/ or /ˈpɛrɪʃ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpærɪʃ/

• Audio (US)

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• Homophone: perish
• Hyphenation: par‧ish

Noun

Singular parish

Plural parishes

1. An area looked after by one local church and its ministers
2. Parish is the name used instead of county in the State of Louisiana, USA.
3. A Civil Parish is the smallest local government area in England.

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