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vilayet
- /ˌvɪləˈjɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it comes from
From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province, administration”). Doublet of wilaya, wilayat, and Blighty.
noun vilayets · vilayat · velayat
- A province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
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noun one of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire
| Español | valiato |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヴィライェト viraietto |
| हिन्दी | विलायत vilāyat |
| Français | vilayet |
| Deutsch | Wilajet |
| Ελληνικά | βιλαέτι vilaéti, βιλαέτιο vilaétio |
| Русский | вилайе́т vilajjét, велая́т velaját, вилоя́т viloját, вила́йа vilája |
| العربية | وِلَايَة wilāya, إِيَالَة ʔiyāla |
Talk about this word "vilayet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vilayet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vilayet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vilayet "vilayet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vilayet.Cite this
@misc{vilayet_2026,
title = {vilayet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vilayet},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
