muhafazah

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Arabic مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), from حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, to keep and guard).

Noun[edit]

muhafazah (plural muhafazahs or muhafazat)

  1. An administrative division in many Arab countries; a governorate or province.

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