English Explanatory Dictionary

vilayet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.

Pronunciation

/ˌvɪləˈjɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-vilayet.wav

Word forms

vilayet vilayets vilayat velayat

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province, administration”). Doublet of wilaya, wilayat, and Blighty.

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