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unparished

Syllables: un·par·ished/(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt/US/ˌʌnˈpɛɹɪʃt/

unparished adjective: not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).

Adjective

unparished (not comparable)

  1. (Ireland, UK) Not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).
  2. (England) Of an area: not in a civil parish (“an administrative subdivision of a borough or local government district”), or not having a parish council or town council.

Origin of unparished

From: * un (prefix meaning ‘not’) + parish (noun) + -ed (suffix forming possessional adjectives from nouns); and * un- + parished (“organized into parishes; possessing parishes”, adjective).

Questions about unparished

What does unparished mean?
Unparished means not designated as a parish (“an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church”).
What part of speech is unparished?
Unparished is an adjective.
How do you pronounce unparished?
Unparished is pronounced /(ˌ)ʌnˈpæɹɪʃt/ (UK).

Words near unparished in the dictionary

  1. unparenthesized
  2. unparenting
  3. unparents
  4. unparged
  5. unpargeted
  6. unparished
  7. unparity
  8. unpark
  9. unparkable
  10. unparked
  11. unparking

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