eyalet

[ey-yah-let]

noun

vilayet.

Origin of eyalet

1850–55; < Turkish eyalet < Arabic iyālat

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Historical Examples of eyalet

Eyalet, ī′a-let, n. a division of the Turkish Empire—vilayet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
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Sanjak, san′jak, n. an administrative subdivision of a Turkish vilayet or eyalet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
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