wilayah

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A form of wilaya — a province or administrative division in some Arabic countries

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Meanings

nounwilayah (plural wilayahs or wilayat)

plural wilayahs · plural wilayat

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of wilaya

    Some of these wilayahs are more powerful and influential than others. Most, if not all, of the wilayahs act like terrorist groups or nonstate actors.

    2016, Brian L. Steed, ISIS: An Introduction and Guide to the Islamic State, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 146
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