prefecture
noun
the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
prefectures
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pluralof prefecture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In Miyagi, Akita, and Fukushima prefectures, the number of sightings in April was around four times that of the previous year, the Yomiuri daily reported.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Last month, Hong Kong Airlines suspended all flights to the southern Japanese prefectures of Kagoshima and Kumamoto, citing low demand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
For example, out of 47 Japanese prefectures, Okinawa ranks first on body mass index, second on beer consumption, and fourth on suicide rate among people over the age of 65.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
Another 16,000 residents in the Niigata and Yamagata prefectures north of Ishikawa were also told to evacuate, the AFP news agency said.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2024
Three prefectures along the northeastern coast of the island—Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima—were closest to the fault and took the hardest hit.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
