ALLOPATRIC

PRONUNCIATION: (al-uh-PAT/PAYT-rik)

MEANING: adjective: Existing or occurring in geographically distinct areas.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek allo- (other) + patra (homeland), from pater (father). Earliest documented use: 1942.
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'ALLO, PATRICK - a Frenchman greets an Irishman

ALTO-PATRIC - my father had an unusually high voice

ALLOPATHIC - referring to traditional Western medicine (that one's real; YCLIU)