parish
/ˈpærɪʃ/noun
1- (in the Christian Church) a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor（基督教）（本）堂区, 牧区：
as modifier a parish church.本堂区教堂。
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- （亦作civil parish）Brit. a small country district; the smallest unit of local government, constituted only in rural areas〈英〉（农村的）行政堂区。
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- US (in Louisiana) a territorial division corresponding to a county in other states〈美〉（路易斯安那州）堂区（相当于其他州的县）。
词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French paroche, from late Latin parochia, from Greek paroikia 'sojourning', based on para- 'beside, subsidiary' + oikos 'dwelling'.