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octarchy

octarchy noun: a group of eight states.

Noun

octarchy (plural octarchies)

  1. A group of eight states.
  2. A government of eight people.

Synonyms of octarchy

Forms of octarchy

pluraloctarchies

Origin of octarchy

From octo- + -archy, on the pattern of heptarchy etc.

Words formed from octarchy

Questions about octarchy

What does octarchy mean?
Octarchy means a group of eight states.
What part of speech is octarchy?
Octarchy is a noun.
What is the plural of octarchy?
The plural of octarchy is octarchies.

Words near octarchy in the dictionary

  1. octapus
  2. octaqua
  3. octarch
  4. octarchic
  5. octarchies
  6. octarchy
  7. octarepeat
  8. octarepeats
  9. octarhodium
  10. octarine
  11. octarius

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