eyalet — meaning in English

English meaning

• country noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
• state noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.

Senses

eyalet is used for these senses in English:

• country The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]
• eyalet (historical) A former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.
• state A political division of a federation retaining a notable degree of autonomy, as in the United States, Mexico, Nigeria, or India.
• vilayet (politics) A province, particularly (historical) the first-level administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.

country — full definition

1. noun A nation with its own government and defined territory.
2. noun Rural land, as opposed to cities and towns.
3. adj Relating to or typical of rural areas, or of country music.

state — full definition

1. noun The particular condition someone or something is in at a given time.
2. noun A country, or a self-governing political division within a larger country (such as one of the fifty American states).
3. verb To say or write something clearly and directly.

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