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parokia

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Portuguese paróquia.[1]

    Pronunciation

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    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

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    parokia class IX (plural parokia class X)

    1. parish
      Synonym: parishi

    References

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    1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (16 October 2023), Dictionary of Portuguese Loanwords in the Languages of Sub-Saharan Africa (Brill's Studies in Language, Cognition and Culture; 40), Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 228 Nr. 697