English Dictionary: Vilayet | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Vilayet | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vilayet \Vi`la*yet"\, n. [Turk., from Ar. wil[be]yah.] One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Eyalet \E`ya*let"\, n. [Turk., fr. Ar. iy[be]lah.] Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a {vilayet}. |