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vilayet.

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

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Meaning & usage

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

Where this word comes from

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

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