prefecture-level city
An administrative division of China immediately below the province level and above the…An administrative division of China immediately below the province level and above the county level, often comprising a central urban area, a large surrounding rural area, and smaller towns and cities. (Most of China proper today is part of a prefecture-level city.)
Meaning
1 sensesAn administrative division of China immediately below the province level and above the county level, often comprising a central urban area, a large surrounding rural area, and smaller towns and cities. (Most of China proper today is part of a prefecture-level city.)
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Calque from Chinese 地級市／地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區／地区)-level city”)Calque from Chinese 地級市／地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區／地区)-level city”)
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Forms
plural: prefecture-level cities| Singular | prefecture-level city |
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Synonyms
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