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eyalet

[ ey-yah-let ]

/ ˌeɪ yɑˈlɛt /

noun

vilayet.

Origin of eyalet

1850–55; < Turkish eyalet < Arabic iyālat

Words nearby eyalet

exurbanite, exurbia, exuviae, exuviate, eyak, eyalet, eyam, eyas, eyck, eye, eye appeal

Example sentences from the Web for eyalet

Eyalet, ī′a-let, n. a division of the Turkish Empire—vilayet.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
Sanjak, san′jak, n. an administrative subdivision of a Turkish vilayet or eyalet.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various