vilayet
a province or main administrative division of Turkey.
Origin of vilayet
1- Also eyalet.
Words Nearby vilayet
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How to use vilayet in a sentence
His fleets of purple-sailed war galleys had made vilayet an Hyrkanian lake.
The Devil in Iron | Robert E. HowardThere are nearly 3,000 villages in the vilayet but no large cities.
Supplement to Commerce Reports Daily Consular and Trade Reports | Leslie A. DavisThe capital of the vilayet, also called Basra, is situated in 47 34′ E. long.
Another curious provisional is one for Gumuldjina (Fig. 337) in the vilayet of Adrianople.
The Postage Stamp in War | Fred. J. MelvilleSanjak, san′jak, n. an administrative subdivision of a Turkish vilayet or eyalet.
British Dictionary definitions for vilayet
/ (vɪˈlɑːjɛt) /
a major administrative division of Turkey
Origin of vilayet
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