"wilayah" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wilayahs [plural], wilayat [plural], wilaya [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Doublet of vilayet. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|وِلَايَة}} Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya), {{doublet|en|vilayet}} Doublet of vilayet, {{root|en|ar|و ل ي}} Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wilayat}} wilayah (plural wilayahs or wilayat)
  1. A province or administrative division in some Arabic countries. Categories (topical): Administrative divisions Related terms: vilayet Translations (province in some Arabic countries): wilaya [feminine] (Catalan), wilaya [feminine] (French), Wilaya (German), wilaya [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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