Associations to the word «Prefecture»
Noun
- Bo
- Bing
- Border
- Dialect
- Born
- Vassal
- Ru
- Governorship
- Chancellor
- Counterattack
- Empress
- Graduate
- Beijing
- Manchuria
- Taiwan
- City
- Gazetteer
- Nan
- Japanese
- Councillor
- Department
- Wrestler
- Zen
- Governed
- Pont
- Commune
- Lei
- Batavia
- Censor
- Fief
- Clan
- Gan
- Fen
- District
- Marne
- Kilometer
- Mount
- Wan
- Tango
- Native
- Coastline
- Mutiny
- Alps
- Bi
- Arcadia
- Advisor
- Palais
- Republic
- Taipei
- Korean
- Headquarters
- Foothill
- Ping
- Chong
- Subdivision
- Macedonia
- Chinese
- Reorganization
- Fang
- Provincial
- Min
- Moselle
- Ward
- Mongolian
- Abe
- Merger
- Massa
Adjective
Wiktionary
PREFECTURE, noun. The office or position of a prefect.
PREFECTURE, noun. The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French and Japanese administrative divisions.
PREFECTURE, noun. (historical) Alternative term for commandery, a former administrative division of imperial China.
Dictionary definition
PREFECTURE, noun. The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire).
PREFECTURE, noun. The office of prefect.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.