vilayet
vilayet · vilayets
вилайет, велаят, вилоят, вилайа
Wilajet
A province, particularly the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman EmpireA province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
/ˌvɪləˈjɛt/
Meaning
1 sensesA province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
Wilajet
вилайе́тvilajjét, велая́тvelaját, вилоя́тviloját
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire:
Origin
From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province,From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province, administration”). Doublet of wilaya, wilayat, and Blighty.
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