muhafazah

English

Etymology

Arabic مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), from حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to keep and guard”).

Noun

muhafazah (plural muhafazahs or muhafazat)

  1. An administrative division in many Arab countries; a governorate or province.

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