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

Since 14 August, more than 82,000 people have been newly displaced, many of whom have previously fled neighbouring North Gaza governorate, the UN says.

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Eleven of them are located in Gaza City governorate and one is in North Gaza governorate.

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That does not include numbers from hospitals located in the North Gaza Strip Governorate because of the difficulty of accessing the area, it adds.

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The statistics do not include the North Gaza Governorate, where the last hospital closed on Thursday after the Israeli military ordered its evacuation.

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The last hospital providing health services in the North Gaza governorate is out of service after the Israeli military ordered its immediate evacuation, the hospital's director has said.

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