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English noun: diocese

1. diocese (location) the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop


Synonymsbishopric, episcopate


Broader (hypernym)jurisdiction


Narrower (hyponym)archdiocese, eparchy, exarchate


Part holonymparish, see









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