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satrapy.

The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).

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noun/ˈseɪtɹəpi//ˈsætɹəpi/
  1. The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σατραπεία (satrapeía).

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