• (n.) Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a vilayet.
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(from the article `Bosnia and Herzegovina`) ...or sanjaks (from Turkish sancàk, `banner`). In 1580 a broad area covering modern Bosnia and some surrounding areas of Croatia and Serbia was given ...
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E`ya·let' noun [ Turk., from Arabic
iyālah .] Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a
vilayet .
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