zillah
noun
(in British India) any of the districts into which a province was divided for administrative purposes.
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zillah
1 American
[zil-uh]
/ ˈzɪl ə /
noun
Zillah
2
American
[zil-uh]
/ ˈzɪl ə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of zillah1
1790–1800; < Hindi zila < Persian ẓilaʿ < Arabic ḍilʿ part
Origin of Zillah2
From Hebrew Ṣillāh, possibly “shadow”
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When I first went to India we used to take out our pig-spear over the zillah with us as a matter of course, as we never knew when we might hit on a boar.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
In British India the word is used to represent the zillah, an administrative subdivision of a province or presidency.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
When the hoeing has been finished in zeraat and zillah, and all the upturned soil battened down by the hengha, the next thing is to commence the ploughing.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
Not unfrequently we would meet in the zillah of a morning, when we would invariably make for the nearest patch of grass or jungle, and enjoy a hunt together.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
Daily, nay almost hourly, reports come in from all parts of the zillah: now you hear of 'Lahee,' blight on some field; now it is 'Ihirka,' scorching, or 'Pilooa,' caterpillars.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
O’Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owners Paul and Zillah Reddam won the 2016 Kentucky Derby with Nyquist, who is the sire of Slow Down Andy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
Zillah High School Principal Jeff Charbonneau is a member of the Washington Student Achievement Council, which works with higher education institutions in the state.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
Others receiving 6 or more points: Zillah 7.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
They are back on the court this winter for Zillah, and their mother plans to be at this season’s game against Connell.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2021
Zillah has bought a number of towels in different shades and run them repeatedly through the dryer, to get shades of pink, of gray-green, of off-white, as well as the standard undemeath-the-bed gray.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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