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khilat

khilat is the alternative form of khalat.

Meaning of khalat

Noun

khalat (plural khalats)

  1. A type of native gown worn in parts of Central Asia, historically awarded as a robe of honor.
    • Russian faces and dress have almost entirely disappeared and in their places are the enormous fur caps, long khalats, daggers and pistols of the swarthy Daghestan mountaineers and the black stupid faces of the Kalmuck Tartars.1870, George Kennan, letter, 12 Sep 1870, University of Washington Press 2003 (Vagabond Life), p. 93
  2. (Judaism, historical) A long, close-fitting coat with shawl collars and pockets, worn by Ashkenazi Jewish men in Eastern Europe until the early 20th century

Forms of khilat

pluralkhilats

Questions about khilat

What is khilat the alternative form of?
Khilat is the alternative form of khalat.

Words near khilat in the dictionary

  1. Khil
  2. khilafat
  3. khilafatist
  4. khilafatists
  5. khilafats
  6. khilat
  7. khilats
  8. khilim
  9. khilims
  10. Khilji
  11. Khilnani

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Adapted from Wiktionary: khilat (page history and authors); khalat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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