prefecture
The office or position of a prefectThe office or position of a prefect.
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» How many prefectures are there in Japan?
Wie viele Präfekturen gibt es in Japan? — Esperantostern
Сколько префектур в Японии? — Selena777
Сколько в Японии префектур? — marafon
blay_paul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesThe office or position of a prefect.
Präfektur
префекту́раprefektúra
the office of prefect
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
Präfektur
префекту́раprefektúra
Examples
74 sentencesHow many prefectures are there in Japan?
ruСколько префектур в Японии? — Selena777
deWie viele Präfekturen gibt es in Japan? — Esperantostern
I'm sure I'll get along with him because we're from the same prefecture.
The village which I visited last summer was a small one in Nagano Prefecture.
deDas Dorf, das ich letzten Sommer besucht habe, war ein kleines in der Präfektur Nagano. — Yorwba
I am sure I'll get along with him because we are from the same prefecture.
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
ruТюльпан - официальный цветочный символ нашей префектуры. — Karok
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra. Equivalent to prefect + -uBorrowed 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.
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Forms
plural: prefectures| Singular | prefecture |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsSee also
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