deme

(dēm)

noun

  1. any of the more than 100 districts into which ancient Attica was divided
  2. Biol. a particular interbreeding population within a species

Origin: Gr dēmos, deme, people, district: see democracy

See deme in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. One of the townships of ancient Attica.
  2. Ecology A local, usually stable population of interbreeding organisms of the same kind or species.

Origin:

Origin: Greek dēmos, people, land; see dā- in Indo-European roots

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