Prefecture

noun

/ˈpɹiːfɛktjʊə/

Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.nounThe office or position of a prefect.

2.nounThe jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

Synonyms

chun commandery foo fu jun governorate government district prefect province provincial cantonal

Rhymes With

conjecture lecture architecture curtain lecture tudor architecture landscape architecture network architecture computer architecture

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