stratum
📖 Definitions
noun
A layer of something, as rock, tissue, people at an economic level, etc.
💬 Usage Examples
“On the highway from Damascus to Aleppo, towns and villages lie desolate. A new stratum of dead cities has joined the ones from Roman times.” Smaller, in Ruins, and More Sectarian; The Economist (London, UK); Jun 30, 2018.