governorate [guhv-er-ner-it, -nuh-reyt, -uh-ner-, -uh-nuh-] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun an administrative division of a country, especially Egypt. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of governorate First recorded in 1895–1900; governor + -ate3 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for governorate Contemporary Examples of governorate
Washed out campaign posters of President Mohammed Morsi still hang on run-down buildings around the Sharqeyya governorate.
Egypt, As Protests Rage, School Begins
Lauren Bohn
September 15, 2012