governorate

English

Alternative forms

• governate

Etymology

governor +‎ -ate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʌvə(ɹ)nəɹət/

Noun

governorate (plural governorates)

1. The territory governed by a governor; a province.

Usage notes

Primarily used as translation of foreign terms, notably Arabic محافظَة (“muhafazah”). Historically also Russian губе́рния (gubérnija, “guberniya”) and губернаторство (gubernatorstvo) of Imperial Russia and Spanish gobernacion of Imperial Spain, among others.

Translations

territory ruled by a governor

• Arabic: محافظة f (muḥāfaẓa)
• Azerbaijani: vilayət (az)
• Finnish: kuvernoraatti
• German: Gouvernement (de) n
• Ido: gubernio (io)
• Italian: governorato m
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• Japanese: 州 (ja) (shū)
• Khmer: អាណាភិបាល (aa naa pʰibaaləy)
• Russian: губерна́торство (ru) n (gubernátorstvo)
• Swedish: provins (sv) c, guvernement (sv) n