zillah
noun
(in British India) any of the districts into which a province was divided for administrative purposes.
zillah
1 American
[zil-uh]
/ ˈzɪl ə /
noun
Zillah
2
American
[zil-uh]
/ ˈzɪl ə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of zillah1
1790–1800; < Hindi zila < Persian ẓilaʿ < Arabic ḍilʿ part
Origin of Zillah2
From Hebrew Ṣillāh, possibly “shadow”
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Daily, nay almost hourly, reports come in from all parts of the zillah: now you hear of 'Lahee,' blight on some field; now it is 'Ihirka,' scorching, or 'Pilooa,' caterpillars.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
Not unfrequently we would meet in the zillah of a morning, when we would invariably make for the nearest patch of grass or jungle, and enjoy a hunt together.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
When the hoeing has been finished in zeraat and zillah, and all the upturned soil battened down by the hengha, the next thing is to commence the ploughing.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
On the 19th of February, 1830, at noon, a heavy fall of fish occurred at the Nokulhatty factory, in the Daccah zillah; depositions on the subject were obtained from nine different parties.
From Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and Topographical with Notices of Its Natural History, Antiquities and Productions, Volume 1 by Sir James Emerson Tennent
When I first went to India we used to take out our pig-spear over the zillah with us as a matter of course, as we never knew when we might hit on a boar.
From Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter by James Inglis
Desert Wind Winery in Prosser plays host to a luxury inn, while VanArnam Vineyards in Zillah operates a cottage.
From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2024
O’Neill, jockey Mario Gutierrez and owners Paul and Zillah Reddam won the 2016 Kentucky Derby with Nyquist, who is the sire of Slow Down Andy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
Stonemetz, a Zillah native, spent much of his childhood in Granger, where his friends lived.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
They are back on the court this winter for Zillah, and their mother plans to be at this season’s game against Connell.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2021
Carolyn and Jody and Zillah are here by now, and there are greetings called, squeezes of the arm, kisses on cheeks, shrieks of delight.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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