deme
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deme
(dēm)n.
1. One of the townships of ancient Attica.
2. Ecology A local, usually stable population of interbreeding organisms of the same species.
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deme
(diːm)n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)
a. (in preclassical Greece) the territory inhabited by a tribe
b. (in ancient Attica) a geographical unit of local government
2. (Historical Terms)
a. (in preclassical Greece) the territory inhabited by a tribe
b. (in ancient Attica) a geographical unit of local government
3. (Biology) biology a group of individuals within a species that possess particular characteristics of cytology, genetics, etc
[C19: from Greek dēmos district in local government, the populace]
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deme
(dim)n.
1. one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
2. a local population of organisms of the same kind, esp. one in which the genetic mix is similar throughout the group.
[1620–30; < Greek dêmos a district, the people, commons]
dem•ic (ˈdɛm ɪk, ˈdi mɪk) adj.
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