comarca

noun

co·​mar·​ca

kōˈmärkə

plural -s

: a territorial subdivision (as a district or circuit) of a state

—used chiefly of administrative units of certain Latin-American nations

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Medieval Latin commarca boundary, confines, from com- + marca boundary, border territory, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German marca border, border region

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