"deme" meaning in English

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      "word": "demarch"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "demewise"
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      "word": "demic"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "macrodeme"
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      "name": "der"
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      "form": "demes",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "If two persons bore the same name[…] ambiguity was avoided […] by indicating their place of origin, the name of the tribe or deme being added for persons of the same town […], and the name of the country or town for foreigners […].",
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          "text": "They increased the authority of the Assembly and divided Attica into numerous small wardlike districts, the demes.",
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        "A township or other subdivision of ancient Attica."
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          "township",
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        {
          "word": "demos"
        }
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          "sense": "township of Attica",
          "word": "demos"
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          "sense": "township of Attica",
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          "word": "dème"
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          "roman": "dímos",
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          "word": "δήμος"
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          "roman": "dêmos",
          "sense": "township of Attica",
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          "word": "δῆμος"
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        "A distinct local population of plants or animals."
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/diːm/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːm"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "deem (Received Pronunciation)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "deme"
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      "word": "biodeme"
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    {
      "word": "cytodeme"
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    {
      "word": "demesman"
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    {
      "word": "demewise"
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    {
      "word": "demic"
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    {
      "word": "ecodeme"
    },
    {
      "word": "genodeme"
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    {
      "word": "macrodeme"
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      "word": "morphodeme"
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      "word": "paleodeme"
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      "name": "der"
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    {
      "form": "demes",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "If two persons bore the same name[…] ambiguity was avoided […] by indicating their place of origin, the name of the tribe or deme being added for persons of the same town […], and the name of the country or town for foreigners […].",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-iːm"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "township of Attica",
      "word": "demos"
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      "lang": "French",
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      "sense": "township of Attica",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "dème"
    },
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      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "dímos",
      "sense": "township of Attica",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "δήμος"
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