wilaya

[Swahili Word] wilaya

[Swahili Plural] wilaya

[English Word] district

[English Plural] districts

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Arabic

[Swahili Definition] sehemu ndogo ya jimbo nchini

[Swahili Example] Wastani wa mvua inayonyesha kwa mwaka katika Wilaya ya Rungwe ni inchi 80-100 (Nsekela,"Masomo," 6).; wakulima wa wilaya ya murang'a watafahidika kutokana na mating'ating'a ya ukulima

[English Example] The average annual amount of rain in Rungwe District is 80-100 inches.; farmers in murang'a district will benefit from farming tractors

[Terminology] geography

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