{
    "term": "parish",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an area that has its own church and that a priest is responsible for",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **parish church/priest**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is vicar of a large rural parish."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Religion and festivals"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "(in England) a small country area that has its own elected local government",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This area in the north of the county comprises 26 parishes."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the people living in a particular area, especially those who go to church",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The parish was/were very welcoming when I first arrived."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a county",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpærɪʃ/",
                "audio": "pa/parish/parish__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈpærɪʃ/",
                "audio": "pa/parish/parish__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "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’."
}