governorate

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

noun

an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt.

Origin of governorate

¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; governor + -ate³

Words Nearby governorate

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How to use governorate in a sentence

Washed out campaign posters of President Mohammed Morsi still hang on run-down buildings around the Sharqeyya governorate.
Egypt, As Protests Rage, School Begins | Lauren Bohn | September 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

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