parish

教区、小教区

ある教会とその聖職者が担当する地域。

やさしい英語で： An area served by a particular church and its priest or ministers.

• Our parish has a small church.
• The priest visited families across the parish.
• Two neighboring parishes now share one minister.

よく使う表現： parish church, parish priest, local parish, Catholic parish

行政教区

英国やアイルランドの小さな行政区で、多くは昔の教会の担当区域に由来する。

やさしい英語で： A small local government area in Britain or Ireland, often based on an old church area.

• The village forms a civil parish.
• The parish council manages the playground.
• Several small parishes joined together to provide local services.

よく使う表現： civil parish, parish council, parish boundary

郡

米国ルイジアナ州の地方行政区で、他州の郡に相当する。

やさしい英語で： A local government area in Louisiana, like a county in other American states.

• They live in a Louisiana parish.
• The parish sheriff warned residents about flooding.
• Several parishes reported damage after the storm.

よく使う表現： parish government, parish sheriff, Louisiana parish