governate
nounEtymology From govern + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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Synonym of governorate.
- The group met Friday morning and took a bus north from Cairo to the Qalyubiya governate, an hour away.2009 February 10, Michael Slackman, “Van Spirits Away Protester in Egypt, Signaling Crackdown on Criticism Over Gaza”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
- Derived terms
- sub-governate, subgovernate