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        a(1)
    
                
                                          
              
          
                                                      : the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : the residents of such an area                                      
                
                    
        b
    
          
                                British 
                                  
              
          
                                                      : a subdivision of a county often coinciding with an original ecclesiastical parish and constituting the unit of local government                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : a local church community composed of the members or constituents of a Protestant church                                      
                
                    
3
                    
                                          
              
          
                                                      : a civil division of the state of Louisiana corresponding to a county in other states                                      
                
                    
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