Parish council
noun
1.
(in England and, formerly, Wales) the administrative body of a parish See parish (sense 3)
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[puh-rizh-uh n, -ree-zhuh n, -riz-ee-uh n] /pəˈrɪʒ ən, -ˈri ʒən, -ˈrɪz i ən/ noun 1. a native or inhabitant of , France. adjective 2. of, relating to, or characteristic of , France. /pəˈrɪzɪən/ adjective 1. of or relating to Paris or its inhabitants noun 2. a native or inhabitant of Paris 1520s (n.), 1610s (adj.), […]