vilayet

[ vee-lah-yet ]

noun
  1. a province or main administrative division of Turkey.

Origin of vilayet

1
1865–70; <Turkish <Arabic wilāyah

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vilayet

/ (vɪˈlɑːjɛt) /


noun
  1. a major administrative division of Turkey

Origin of vilayet

1
C19: from Turkish, from Arabic wilāyat, from walīy governor

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