prefecture
IPA: prˈifɛktʃɝ
noun
- The office or position of a prefect.
- The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
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Examples of "prefecture" in Sentences
- The seat of the prefecture is Kaili.
- The capital of the prefecture is Mengzi.
- It is the prefecture of the Tarn department.
- The country was split into several prefectures.
- It is the capital of the prefecture of Evrytania.
- The Evrotas is the longest river in the prefecture.
- The municipality is the easternmost in the prefecture.
- The southern part of the prefecture has many orchards.
- The prefecture includes the island of Dia to the north.
- Politically, the island is part of the prefecture of Tokyo.