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vilayet
(vi|layet)
Pronunciation:
/vɪˈlɑːjɛt/
noun
(in Turkey, and formerly in the Ottoman Empire) a major administrative district or province with its own governor.
Origin:
Turkish, from Arabic
wilāya(t
) 'government, administrative district'
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