prefecture
Use Prefecture in a sentence
fɛk noun
the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
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prefecture (ˈpriːfɛkˌtjʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the office, position, or area of authority of a prefect |
| 2. | the official residence of a prefect in France, Italy, etc |
| pre'fectural | |
| —adj | |
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Prefecture
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Example sentences
Local prefecture officials are less interested in abstract property rights and legal nuances than they are in firms creating jobs.
Some evacuees feel that if they move outside their prefecture, they will lose benefits and links to their communities.
But the best students in this province are from one of the poorest, rural prefecture, not the city.
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