vilayet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of vilayet
1865–70; < Turkish < Arabic wilāyah
Example Sentences
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The council of the vilayet*; of Constantinople appointed a commission to rename certain villages and districts which have a Greek or Byzantine name.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the vilayet of Koniah, in Asia Minor, is a breed of goats producing a brownish colored mohair.
From Practical Angora Goat Raising by
The chief district is the vilayet of Yemen; and the product reaches the outside world mainly through the port of Aden, although before the war much of this coffee was exported through Hodeida.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
DEMOTICA, or Dimotica, a town of European Turkey, in the vilayet of Adrianople; on the Maritza valley branch of the Constantinople-Salonica railway, about 35 m.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
Diarbek�ir, a town in Armenia, formerly in Asiatic Turkey, capital of the vilayet of same name, on a high bank overlooking the Tigris, and surrounded by a lofty massive wall.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
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