vilajet

From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilayet, “province”), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province, administration”).

vilajet m

1. (politics) vilayet, particularly (historical) as a former first-level division of the Ottoman Empire

• sanxhak, kaza, nahijë, fshat

• wilajet (dated)

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilâyet), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province”). Perhaps mediated via another European language.

• IPA^(key): /vi.laːˈjɛt/
• Hyphenation: vi‧la‧jet
• Rhymes: -ɛt

vilajet m (plural vilajets)

1. vilayet (province or administrative division of the Ottoman empire)

From Ottoman Turkish ولایت (vilâyet), from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya, “province”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈvilɒjɛt]
• Hyphenation: vi‧la‧jet
• Rhymes: -ɛt

vilajet (plural vilajetek)

1. (historical) vilayet