subprefecture en · NOUN
Etymology
From sub- + prefecture.
Meanings
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An administrative division of a country below prefecture.
Captain Camara reacted angrily to these statements, telling reporters Monday that “Guinea is not a subprefecture, is not a neighborhood in France.”
2009 October 7, Adam Nossiter, “U.S. Condemns Mass Killings and Rape in Guinea”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sub prefecture | alternative | lexicographic | |
| subprefectures | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| sub-prefecture | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
zh 軍民府 /军民府 (Translations) · pl podprefektura (Translations) · sq nënprefekturë (Translations) · ja 支庁 (Translations)