prefecture

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈpɹiˌfɛk(t)ʃəɹ/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹiːfɛktʃə/, /ˈpɹiːfɛktjʊə/

Noun

prefecture (plural prefectures)

1. The office or position of a prefect.
2. The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

Synonyms

• (Chinese administrative division) jun, fu; chun, foo (obsolete); commandery (some contexts)

Translations

• German: Präfektur
• Russian: префекту́ра
• Spanish: prefectura

Translations

• French: préfecture
• German: Präfektur
• Portuguese: prefeitura
• Russian: префекту́ра
• Spanish: prefectura

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