amphictyony

n. 近邻同盟

词形变化

amphictyonies 复数 amphictyonies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A religious foundation or co-operative shared between Greek city states during the classical period, typically to support the temple or cult of a deity shared by the city states. Also used academically to refer to similar arrangements in non-Greek cultures.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

political entity political unit

词源

From Ancient Greek ἀμφικτυονία (amphiktuonía), from ἀμφί (amphí, “around, near”) + κτίζω (ktízō, “I found, people”).

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