"governate" meaning in English

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      "form": "governates",
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          "word": "sub-governate"
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          "ref": "2009 February 10, Michael Slackman, “Van Spirits Away Protester in Egypt, Signaling Crackdown on Criticism Over Gaza”, in New York Times",
          "text": "The group met Friday morning and took a bus north from Cairo to the Qalyubiya governate, an hour away.",
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