Governate

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of governorate.

    "The group met Friday morning and took a bus north from Cairo to the Qalyubiya governate, an hour away."

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governorate

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"The group met Friday morning and took a bus north from Cairo to the Qalyubiya governate, an hour away."

Etymology

From govern + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).

Related phrases

sub-governate

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