Vilayata, Vilāyata: 3 definitions

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Vilayata means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Vilayat.

Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

vilāyata (विलायत).—f ēī ( A) A foreign country, but understood esp. of England or Europe. 2 Native or proper country or place of production;--used of animals and plants. 3 Applied to any country viewed as strange or as remarkable for anything.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

vilāyata (विलायत).—f A foreign country, England.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Vilāyata (विलायत) [Also spelled vilayat]:—(nf) a foreign land/country; Europe; England; ~[] foreign; English; European; ~[tīpana] foreignism, Englishism, Europeanism; ~[tī māla] foreign goods.

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