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Definition of prefecture - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
administrative regionarea managed by a government official called a prefect
- The city is part of the Osaka prefecture.
2.
governmentRare official residence of a prefectRare
- The meeting was held at the prefecture.
Expressions with prefecture
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administrative area below a prefecture in some countries
He was assigned to the sub-prefecture last year.
Origin of prefecture
Latin, praefectura (office of a prefect)
Terms with prefecture included in their meaning
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Japan
the head of a prefecture in Japan
regional center
prefecture-level city, capital of Hunan, in China
prefecture
administrative district in northern Vietnam that includes a central city
geography
city serving as the prefecture's administrative center on northern Kyushu, Japan
japanese region
prefecture in northern Kyushu, Japan
cooking
wagyu beef from Tajima cattle in Hyōgo Prefecture
geography
capital city of Okinawa Prefecture in Japan
abr: Prefecture
area or district governed by a local authority
governance
pertaining to the jurisdiction of a prefecture
japanese city
capital city of Hokkaido prefecture in Japan
Japanese city
city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Japanese city
city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Japanese city
city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan
japanese city
city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
city
administrative center of a northeastern Japanese prefecture
geography
prefecture in Japan located in Honshu
Japanese city
capital city of a prefecture in the Chugoku region of Japan
geography
japanese prefecture made up of islands in the Ryukyu chain
japanese region
prefecture in Japan with the same name as its capital city
region
japanese prefecture in central Honshu known for mountains
geography
city in central Japan, capital of Aichi Prefecture
geography
capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
geography
city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
government division
administrative area below a prefecture in some countries
Examples of prefecture in a sentence
He transferred to a job in a northern prefecture. The prefecture was adorned with historical artifacts. Visitors were impressed by the grandeur of the prefecture.
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- French:préfecture, ...
- German:Präfektur, Präfektensitz, ...
- Italian:prefettura, residenza del prefetto, ...
- Spanish:prefectura, ...
- Portuguese:prefeitura, residência do prefeito, ...
- Chinese:州, 官邸, ...
- Japanese:県, 県庁, ...
- Arabic:مُحافَظَة, مَقَرّ المُحافَظَة, ...
- Hebrew:מָחוֹז, פְּרֶפֶקְטוּרָה, ...
- Russian:префектура, резиденция префекта, ...
- Ukrainian:префектура, ...
- Hindi:प्रशासनिक क्षेत्र, प्रिफेक्चर, ...
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