विलायत

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وِلَايَة‎ (wilāya).

Noun

विलायत • (vilāyat) m

a foreign country, especially one in the West (Europe and North America)
(obsolete) England, United Kingdom, Great Britain
(historical) Persia

Synonyms

(foreign country): विदेश (videś)
(England, UK, GB):
- (England): इंग्लैंड (iṅglaiṇḍ), इंगलिस्तान (iṅglistān)
- (United Kingdom): यूनाइटेड किंगडम (yūnāiṭeḍ kiṅgḍam), संयुक्त राजशाही (sãyukt rājśāhī)
- (Great Britain): ग्रेट ब्रिटेन (greṭ briṭen)

Derived terms

विलायती (vilāyatī)

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