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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 am·phic·ty·o·ny /æmˈfɪktiəni/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Am·phic·ty·o·ny n.; pl. Amphictyonies   Grecian Hist. A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object was to maintain the common interests of Greece.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 amphictyony
      n : an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient
          Greece; established originally to defend a common
          religious center