English Explanatory Dictionary

muhafazah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An administrative division in many Arab countries; a governorate or province.

Word forms

muhafazah muhafazahs muhafazat

Etymology

Arabic مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), from حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to keep and guard”).

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