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wilaya

/wɪˈlɑ(ː)jə/

wilaya noun: a province or administrative division in some Arabic countries.

Noun

wilaya (plural wilayas or wilayat)

  1. a province or administrative division in some Arabic countries
    • The wilayas [provincial governorates] of Illizi and Adrar in the Sahara have the highest number of cultural associations for their populations, according to the ministry's figures.2017, Patrick Crowley, Algeria: Nation, Culture and Transnationalism, 1988–2015, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 104

wilaya meaning in Malay

wilaya in Malay

province in some Arabic countries
wilayah

Forms of wilaya

pluralwilayas
pluralwilayat
alternative formwilayah

Origin of wilaya

Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة (wilāya). Doublet of vilayet and wilayat.

Questions about wilaya

What does wilaya mean?
Wilaya means a province or administrative division in some Arabic countries.
What is wilaya in Malay?
Wilaya in Malay is wilayah. See Wilaya meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is wilaya?
Wilaya is a noun.
How do you pronounce wilaya?
Wilaya is pronounced /wɪˈlɑ(ː)jə/.
What is the plural of wilaya?
The plural of wilaya is wilayas.

Words near wilaya in the dictionary

  1. wil
  2. Wil.
  3. wila
  4. Wilamowice
  5. wilamowitzianus
  6. wilaya
  7. wilayah
  8. wilayahs
  9. wilayas
  10. wilayat
  11. wilayats

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