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vilayet
[ vee-lah-yet ]
noun
- a province or main administrative division of Turkey.
vilayet
/ vɪˈlɑːjɛt /
noun
- a major administrative division of Turkey
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vilayet1
1865–70; < Turkish < Arabic wilāyah
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vilayet1
C19: from Turkish, from Arabic wilāyat, from walīy governor
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Example Sentences
His fleets of purple-sailed war galleys had made Vilayet an Hyrkanian lake.
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There are nearly 3,000 villages in the Vilayet but no large cities.
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The capital of the vilayet, also called Basra, is situated in 47 34′ E. long.
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Another curious provisional is one for Gumuldjina (Fig. 337) in the vilayet of Adrianople.
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Sanjak, san′jak, n. an administrative subdivision of a Turkish vilayet or eyalet.
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