English Explanatory Dictionary

wilaya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A province or administrative division in some Arabic countries.

Pronunciation

/wɪˈlɑ(ː)jə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wilayah.wav

Word forms

wilaya wilayas wilayat wilayah

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Doublet of vilayet and wilayat.

Related words

vilayet wilayat
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