vilayet

[vee-lah-yet]

noun

a province or main administrative division of Turkey.

Also eyalet.

Origin of vilayet

1865–70; < Turkish < Arabic wilāyah

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Historical Examples of vilayet

My father, as you know, was missionary in the Vilayet of Trebizond many years ago.
The Dark Star
Robert W. Chambers
At one time the famous Midhat Pasha was the governor of this vilayet.
Under the Red Crescent
Charles S. Ryan
Creatures of night and the silence, the gray apes of Vilayet were voiceless.
The Hour of the Dragon
Robert E. Howard
But there is no horse west of Vilayet that can distance Irem for long.'
Shadows in the Moonlight
Robert E. Howard
There are nearly 3,000 villages in the Vilayet but no large cities.
Supplement to Commerce Reports Daily Consular and Trade Reports
Leslie A. Davis

British Dictionary definitions for vilayet

vilayet

noun

a major administrative division of Turkey

Word Origin for vilayet

C19: from Turkish, from Arabic wilāyat, from walīy governor

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