| 释义 |
‖ liwa|ˈliːwɑː|
[Arab. liwā'.]
A province or large administrative district in any of several Arabic-speaking countries.
1925S. H. Longrigg Four Centuries Mod. Iraq 308 In 1872 he was Mutasarrif of his own Liwa. 1931Special Rep. Progress of ‘Iraq, 1920–1931 (Colonial Office) vi. 49 It has been pointed out above that in 1921 the country was divided into 10 liwas. 1957Encycl. Brit. XII. 590C/2 Tobacco is grown in the Sulaimaniya and Ariba liwas [of Iraq]. 1959Chambers's Encycl. VII. 705/2 The administration [of Iraq] is centralized, the mutasarrifs of the liwas..being all appointed from Baghdad. 1962Times 14 Aug. 9/7 The main centre of activity has now shifted northwards to the liwa of Mosul. 1974Internat. Jrnl. Middle East Stud. V. 165 Stafford at the time was the Administrative Inspector of the liwas of Mosul and Arbil. |