vilayet
[vee-lah-yet]
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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 StarRobert W. Chambers
At one time the famous Midhat Pasha was the governor of this vilayet.
Under the Red CrescentCharles S. Ryan
Creatures of night and the silence, the gray apes of Vilayet were voiceless.
The Hour of the DragonRobert E. Howard
But there is no horse west of Vilayet that can distance Irem for long.'
Shadows in the MoonlightRobert E. Howard
There are nearly 3,000 villages in the Vilayet but no large cities.
vilayet
noun
Word Origin for vilayet
C19: from Turkish, from Arabic wilāyat, from walīy governor
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