prefecture

[ pree-fek-cher ]

/ ˈpri fɛk tʃər /

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noun

the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.

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Origin of prefecture

From the Latin word praefectūra, dating back to 1570–80. See prefect, -ure

OTHER WORDS FROM prefecture

pre·fec·tur·al

[pri-fek-cher-uhl], /prɪˈfɛk tʃər əl/, adjectivesub·pre·fec·ture, noun

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How to use prefecture in a sentence

Besides Tokyo, the prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Saitama, which surround the capital, will enter a state of emergency too.
What does a new COVID-19 state of emergency mean for Tokyo and its Olympic dreams?|eamonbarrett|January 7, 2021|Fortune
The rice fields along Prefectural Road Route 12 leading to Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are brown and hard.
Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup Bogged Down in Bureaucracy, Could Take Decades|Lennox Samuels|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They plundered a sum of 200,000 yen from the Ono Company, and made a successful raid upon the prefectural offices of Kumamoto.
Japan|Various
Teachers thus trained in Prefectural Normal Schools become teachers of all elementary schools.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu

The details of the Prefectural examinations are similar to those already described, and the time required is about the same.
Village Life in China|Arthur H. Smith
I also went to the prefectural experiment station and studied fruit growing and my spirit was much expanded.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
Prefectural officials who called on me explained that drainage operations on a large scale were being completed.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

British Dictionary definitions for prefecture

prefecture

/ (ˈpriːfɛkˌtjʊə) /

noun

the office, position, or area of authority of a prefect

the official residence of a prefect in France, Italy, etc

Derived forms of prefecture

prefectural, adjective

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