/ˈpærɪʃ ||; ˈpærɪʃ/noun [C] an area or a district which has its own church; the people who live in this area （有自己教堂的）教区，堂区；教区居民: the parish church 教区教堂 ➔parishioner /pəˈrɪʃənə(r) ||; pəˈrɪʃənɚ/ noun [C]