muhafazah
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Arabic مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), from حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to keep and guard”).
Noun
[edit]muhafazah (plural muhafazahs or muhafazat)
- An administrative division in many Arab countries; a governorate or province.