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deme

/diːm/

deme noun: a township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.

Noun

deme (plural demes)

  1. A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
    • If two persons bore the same name[…] ambiguity was avoided […] by indicating their place of origin, the name of the tribe or deme being added for persons of the same town […], and the name of the country or town for foreigners […].1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiii
    • They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.2009, Don Nardo, Ancient Greece, page 97
    Synonyms:
    demos
  2. A distinct local population of plants or animals.

deme meaning in Tamil

deme in Tamil

சங்கமம்

Synonyms of deme

Forms of deme

pluraldemes

Origin of deme

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “district”). Doublet of demos.

Words formed from deme

Words that rhyme with deme

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Questions about deme

What does deme mean?
Deme means a township or other subdivision of ancient Attica.
What is deme in Tamil?
Deme in Tamil is சங்கமம். See Deme meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deme?
Deme is a noun.
How do you pronounce deme?
Deme is pronounced /diːm/.
What is the plural of deme?
The plural of deme is demes.

Words near deme in the dictionary

  1. dembrexine
  2. Dembski
  3. Dembskis
  4. Demchok
  5. demcizumab
  6. deme
  7. demean
  8. demeanance
  9. demeane
  10. demeaned
  11. demeaner

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deme (page history and authors); deme (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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