Dictionary

prefecture en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɹiˌfɛkt͡ʃəɹ/ (General-American)
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• /ˈpɹiːfɛktjʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpɹɛfɛkt͡ʃəɹ/ (obsolete)
• /ˈpɹiːfɛkt͡ʃə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra. Equivalent to prefect + -ure. As an East Asian administrative division, a calque of Chinese 府 (fǔ) and 郡 (jùn), also used to describe 縣 /县 (xian, “county”) and 州 (zhou, “province”) in some eras.

Meanings

1. The office or position of a prefect.
2. The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
   • In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF). 2023 May 18, Reuters, “Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow”, in CNN Business:
   • The top anti-corruption watchdog in Southwest China’s Yunnan province said on Friday the governor of the burgeoning aluminium hub of Wenshan had been placed under investigation. Zhang Xiulan, who has been governor of Wenshan prefecture since March 2015, is suspected of “grave violations of discipline and the law,” the Yunnan Province Commission for Discipline Inspection said in a statement, without elaborating. 2021 April 30, Tom Daly, “China graft watchdog probes governor of emerging aluminium hub”, in Richard Chang, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2023, ALUMINUM:

Forms

Deriveds

prefecture-level municipality · prefecture-level city · sub-prefecture · autonomous prefecture · prefectural · prefecturewide · subprefecture

Relateds

prefect

Synonyms

jun (Chinese administrative division) · commandery (Chinese administrative division) · chun (Chinese administrative division) · foo (Chinese administrative division) · fu (Chinese administrative division)

Translations (67)

tr valilik (The office of a prefect) · cmn 縣 /县 (The district governed by a prefect) · id prefektur (The district governed by a prefect) · cmn 省 (The district governed by a prefect) · ja 府 (The district governed by a prefect) · nl prefectuur (The district governed by a prefect) · kk аймақ (The district governed by a prefect) · ru префекту́ра (The district governed by a prefect) · fi prefektuuri (The district governed by a prefect) · nb prefektur (The district governed by a prefect) · nb prefektur (The office of a prefect) · es prefectura (The district governed by a prefect) · ar مَبْنَى الْوِلَايَة (The office of a prefect) · mos perfɛktɩɩre (The office of a prefect) · nn prefektur (The office of a prefect) · ro prefectură (The office of a prefect) · el νομός (The district governed by a prefect) · ar وِلَايَة (The district governed by a prefect) · fr préfecture (The district governed by a prefect) · la praefectūra (The district governed by a prefect) · ota ریاست (The office of a prefect) · ota سنجاق (The office of a prefect) · pt prefeitura (The district governed by a prefect) · arz ولاية (The district governed by a prefect) · ru префекту́ра (The office of a prefect) · sv prefektur (The district governed by a prefect) · ota تولیه (The office of a prefect) · arz مبنى الولاية (The office of a prefect) · ca prefectura (The office of a prefect) · cmn 都道府縣 /都道府县 (The district governed by a prefect) · ko 도도부현 (The district governed by a prefect) · arz المحافظة (The office of a prefect) · gag valilik (The office of a prefect) · ms prefektur (The district governed by a prefect) · lt prefektūra (The office of a prefect) · ja 県 (The district governed by a prefect) · ug ۋىلايەت (The district governed by a prefect) · kk префектура (The district governed by a prefect) · lt prefektūra (The district governed by a prefect) · ota متولّیلك (The district governed by a prefect) · pl prefektura (The office of a prefect) · gag valilik (The district governed by a prefect) · nn prefektur (The district governed by a prefect) · arz مبنى المحافظة (The office of a prefect) · de Präfektur (The office of a prefect) · vi tỉnh (The district governed by a prefect) · km អាណាខេត្ត (The district governed by a prefect) · arz محافظة (The district governed by a prefect) · ja 都道府県 (The district governed by a prefect) · la praefectūra (The office of a prefect) · ota سنجاق (The district governed by a prefect) · nl prefectuur (The office of a prefect) · de Präfektur (The district governed by a prefect) · ro prefectură (The district governed by a prefect) · cmn 地區 /地区 (The district governed by a prefect) · pl prefektura (The district governed by a prefect) · ota تولیه (The district governed by a prefect) · ca prefectura (The district governed by a prefect) · ko 현 (The district governed by a prefect) · ota متولّیلك (The office of a prefect) · chg حكيملك (The district governed by a prefect) · cmn 郡 (The district governed by a prefect) · es prefectura (The office of a prefect) · ota ریاست (The district governed by a prefect) · fi prefektuuri (The office of a prefect) · he מחוז (The district governed by a prefect) · chg حكيملك (The office of a prefect)