vilayet
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Turkish vilayet, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). [1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
vilayet (plural vilayets)
- One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire.
Translations
one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire
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Turkish
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vilayet (definite accusative vilayeti, plural vilayetler)
Declension
Related terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "vilayet." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 2008.