ZILLAH
\zˈɪlə], \zˈɪlə], \z_ˈɪ_l_ə]\
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By Noah Webster.
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zil'a, n. the technical name for the administrative districts into which British India is divided, each of which has in the older provinces a Collector (or Collector and Magistrate combined), a Sessions Judge, &c., and in the newer provinces, such as the Punjab and British Burma, a Deputy Commissioner. [Properly Ar. (in Indian pronunciation) zila, 'a rib,' thence 'a side,' 'a district.']
By Thomas Davidson