zillah

[ zil-uh ]

noun
  1. (in British India) any of the districts into which a province was divided for administrative purposes.

Origin of zillah

1
1790–1800; <Hindi zila<Persian ẓilaʿ<Arabic ḍilʿ part

Other definitions for Zillah (2 of 2)

Zillah
[ zil-uh ]

noun
  1. one of the two wives of Lamech. Genesis 4:19.

Origin of Zillah

2
From Hebrew Ṣillāh, possibly “shadow”

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