noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ˈtɒpɑː(ɹ)ki/
/ˈtɒpə(ɹ)ki/
1
noun
Meaning 1
A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty country governed by a toparch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Judea was formerly divided into ten toparchies.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Latin toparchia, from Ancient Greek τοπαρχία (toparkhía), from τόπος (tópos, “place”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).