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governates

governates is the plural of governate.

Meaning of governate

Noun

governate (plural governates)

  1. Synonym of governorate.
    • The group met Friday morning and took a bus north from Cairo to the Qalyubiya governate, an hour away.2009 February 10, Michael Slackman, “Van Spirits Away Protester in Egypt, Signaling Crackdown on Criticism Over Gaza”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    Synonyms:
    governorate

Questions about governates

What is governates the plural of?
Governates is the plural of governate.

Words near governates in the dictionary

  1. governancies
  2. governancy
  3. governante
  4. governantes
  5. governate
  6. governates
  7. Governator
  8. governaunce
  9. governaunces
  10. governed
  11. governed noun

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