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Where does “wilaya” come from?

wilaya (French) comes from Arabic وِلَايَة — province.

wilaya (French): administrative division in some African and...

Definitions

  1. administrative division in some African and...

Ancestry of “wilaya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicوِلَايَةprovince
Every word from Arabic وِلَايَة →