vilayet

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˌvɪləˈjɛt/

Definition of vilayet

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.

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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province, administration”). Doublet of wilaya, wilayat, and Blighty.

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