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wilayah — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • province noun A large administrative division of certain countries, such as Canada or China.
  • region noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
  • territory noun An area or extent of land, especially one under a particular government's control.

Senses

wilayah is used for these senses in English:

  • province A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country. [from 14th c.]
  • region Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons.
  • territory (Australia) One of three of Australia's federal entities, located in the country's north and southeast, with fewer powers than a state and created by an act of Parliament rather than by the Constitution: Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Jervis Bay Territory.

province — full definition

  1. noun A large administrative division of certain countries, such as Canada or China.
  2. noun A particular area of responsibility, activity, or expertise.

region — full definition

  1. noun A large area of land or space treated as a unit because of its geography, its climate, its culture or the way it is governed.
  2. noun A particular part of the body or of an object.
  3. noun An approximate amount or level, used in the phrase in the region of.

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