- [countable]
an area that has its own church and that a priest is responsible for 堂区；教区 - (also civil parish)[countable]
(in England) a small country area that has its own elected local government （英格兰）乡村行政小区 This area in the north of the county comprises 26 parishes. 该县北部的这一地区由26个教区组成。
- [countable + singular or plural verb]
the people living in a particular area, especially those who go to church 教区居民；（尤指）教区教徒 - [countable]
(in the US state of Louisiana 美国路易斯安那州 a county 县
Word OriginMiddle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French paroche, from late Latin parochia, from Greek paroikia ‘sojourning’, based on para- ‘beside, subsidiary’ + oikos ‘dwelling’.