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prefecture

[ pree-fek-cher ]

noun

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


prefecture

/ ˈpriːfɛkˌtjʊə /

noun

  1. the office, position, or area of authority of a prefect
  2. the official residence of a prefect in France, Italy, etc


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Derived Forms

  • preˈfectural, adjective

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Other Words From

  • pre·fec·tur·al [pri-, fek, -cher-, uh, l], adjective
  • sub·prefec·ture noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prefecture1

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

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Example Sentences

On October 2011, the prefecture established an ordinance imposing fines and potential jail time.

Hiroo Onoda was born on March 19 1922 at the village of Kamekawa in the Wakayama prefecture of south Japan.

The university, while releasing the total figures, would not release prefecture-by-prefecture data.

On December 20, 2012, a hand grenade exploded at the headquarters of the Dojin-kai in Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

One was a 19-year-old student at Meiji University and the other a 28-year old man in Fukuoka Prefecture.

It was highly apologetic, but requested him to follow the bearer to the Prefecture without delay.

The edict provided for a place for preaching in each prefecture, to be selected by the king.

They laughed at the sub-prefect, the prefect, the councillors of the prefecture, even the council of state.

Then the excitement began—and I had to explain at the Prefecture that I had come to see coal, and to find out where it was.

What used to be the episcopal palace of Auxerre is to-day the Prefecture.

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