governorate

English

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Etymology

governor +‎ -ate

Noun

governorate (plural governorates)

  1. The territory governed by a governor; a province.

Usage notes

Primarily used as translation of foreign terms, notably Arabic محافظَة‎ (“muhafazah”). Historically also Russian губе́рния (gubérnija, “guberniya”) and губернаторство (gubernatorstvo) of Imperial Russia and Spanish gobernacion of Imperial Spain, among others.

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