deme
deme definition
deme (dēm)
noun
- any of the more than 100 districts into which ancient Attica was divided
- Biol. a particular interbreeding population within a species
Etymology: Gr dēmos, deme, people, district: see democracy
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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