archdiocese

English

Etymology

arch- (“chief, main”) +‎ diocese

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˌɑːtʃˈdaɪ.ə.sɪs/, X-SAMPA: /%A:tS"daI.@.sIs/
• (US) IPA: /ˌɑrtʃˈdaɪəsɪs/, X-SAMPA: /%ArtS"daI@sIs/

Noun

archdiocese (plural archdioceses)

1. In Christian denominations, the area administered by an archbishop.

Related terms

diocese archdiocesan archbishop

Translations

area administered by an archbishop

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大主教管區 (cmn), 大主教管区 (cmn) (dàzhǔjiào guǎnqū)

• Dutch: aartsbisdom (nl) n
• Esperanto: ĉefepiskopejo (eo)
• Finnish: arkkihiippakunta (fi)

• French: archidiocèse (fr) f
• German: Erzdiözese (de) f, Erzbistum (de) n
• Polish: archidiecezja (pl) f
• Portuguese: arquidiocese (pt) f
• Spanish: archidiócesis (es) f