governorate

[ guhv-er-ner-it, -nuh-reyt, -uh-ner-, -uh-nuh- ]

noun

1. an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt.

Word History and Origins

Origin of governorate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; governor + -ate ³

Example Sentences

Washed out campaign posters of President Mohammed Morsi still hang on run-down buildings around the Sharqeyya governorate.

From The Daily Beast