prefecture

pre·fec·ture

P0519600 (prē′fĕk′chər)n.1. a. The district administered or governed by a prefect.b. An administrative district of some countries, especially China or Japan.2. The office or authority of a prefect.3. The residence or housing of a prefect.

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pre·fec′tur·al (prĭ-fĕk′chər-əl) adj.

prefecture

(ˈpriːfɛkˌtjʊə) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office, position, or area of authority of a prefect2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the official residence of a prefect in France, Italy, etc preˈfectural adj

pre•fec•ture

(ˈpri fɛk tʃər)

n. the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect. [1570–80; < Latin praefectūra. See prefect, -ure] pre•fec′tur•al (prɪ-) adj.

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Noun	1.	prefecture - the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposesRoman Empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient RomeNihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship buildingFrance, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
	2.	prefecture - the office of prefectberth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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