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Amphictyonies

Amphictyony \Am*phic"ty*o*ny\, n.; pl. Amphictyonies. [Gr. ?.] (Grecian Hist.) A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.

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amphictyonies

n. (plural of amphictyony English)