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[ pree-fek-cher ] / ˈpri fɛk tʃər /
nounthe office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect. Origin of prefectureFrom the Latin word praefectūra, dating back to 1570–80. See prefect, -ure OTHER WORDS FROM prefecturepre·fec·tur·al [pri-fek-cher-uhl], /prɪˈfɛk tʃər əl/, adjectivesub·pre·fec·ture, nounWords nearby prefecturepreface, prefatory, prefect, prefect apostolic, prefectorial, prefecture, prefecture apostolic, prefer, preferable, preferably, preference Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prefectureOn October 2011, the prefecture established an ordinance imposing fines and potential jail time. Japan's Kiddie Porn Empire: Bye-Bye?|Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Hiroo Onoda was born on March 19 1922 at the village of Kamekawa in the Wakayama prefecture of south Japan. The Week in Death: The Last to Surrender|The Telegraph|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The story was originally to revolve around Jikisai Minami, a well-respected Zen Buddhist priest in Aomori prefecture. Japanese Horror Director Tackles the 3/11 Tsunami|Jake Adelstein, Nathalie-Kyoko Stucky|February 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST Most of the refugees streamed in from Fukushima prefecture, and many were trying to get away from a radiation threat. Japan's Prime Minister Vows to Rebuild|Lennox Samuels|March 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
His children, however, ran about merrily, making new friends and helping themselves to food provided by the prefecture. Japan's Prime Minister Vows to Rebuild|Lennox Samuels|March 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST There was the secret ploughing society of the young men of a village in Gumma prefecture. The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott At Morioka in Iwate prefecture I visited the excellent higher agricultural college, where there were 300 students. The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott The Prefect of Tours, M. d'Entraigues, has run away from the uproar which threatened him in his prefecture. Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.2/3, 1836-1840|Duchesse De Dino It is in part of Chiba—and also in a district in Tokyo prefecture—that the earliest rice is grown. The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott Both at the Prefecture and the Maine there were streams of callers, all day. The Young Franc Tireurs|G. A. Henty
British Dictionary definitions for prefecture
nounthe office, position, or area of authority of a prefect the official residence of a prefect in France, Italy, etc Derived forms of prefectureprefectural, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |