·noun A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a tribe.
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography
Phȳlē, ēs, f., = Φυλή, a castle in Attica , Nep. Thras. 2, 1; Just. 5, 9, 6. ...
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