zillah
noun
(in British India) any of the districts into which a province was divided for administrative purposes.
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1 American
[zil-uh]
/ ˈzɪl ə /
noun
Zillah
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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 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
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
On the 19th of February, 1830, at noon, a heavy fall of fish occurred at the Nokulhatty factory, in the Daccah zillah; depositions on the subject were obtained from nine different parties.
From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Sir James Emerson Tennent
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
When Yakima County resident Emma Argo became pregnant with her third child last summer, she hoped to deliver at Astria Toppenish, a community hospital less than 10 minutes from her home in Zillah.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 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
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
Carolyn and Jody and Zillah are here by now, and there are greetings called, squeezes of the arm, kisses on cheeks, shrieks of delight.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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