vilayet

[ vee-lah-yet ]

noun

1. a province or main administrative division of Turkey.

vilayet

/ vɪˈlɑːjɛt /

noun

1. a major administrative division of Turkey

Word History and Origins

Origin of vilayet¹

1865–70; < Turkish < Arabic wilāyah

Word History and Origins

Origin of vilayet¹

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

Example Sentences

His fleets of purple-sailed war galleys had made Vilayet an Hyrkanian lake.

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There are nearly 3,000 villages in the Vilayet but no large cities.

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The capital of the vilayet, also called Basra, is situated in 47 34′ E. long.

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Another curious provisional is one for Gumuldjina (Fig. 337) in the vilayet of Adrianople.

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Sanjak, san′jak, n. an administrative subdivision of a Turkish vilayet or eyalet.

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