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How to pronounce prefecture in English?

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Type Words
Type of territorial division, administrative division, administrative district
Derivation prefectural
Type Words
Type of office, place, position, post, berth, situation, spot, billet
Derivation prefectural

Examples of prefecture

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A ship with 80 dock workers was swept away from a shipyard in Miyagi prefecture.
From the thenewstribune.com
Sendai, the capital of Miyagi prefecture, has a population of about one million.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The manner of defeat in Yamaguchi prefecture says much about the LDP's disarray.
From the economist.com
In Ishinomaki, Miyagi prefecture, a ship with 100 people abroad was washed away.
From the economist.com
Within the prefecture elevations generally increase from southeast to northwest.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Since then, most of the prefectures were converted into prefecture-level cities.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is the easternmost prefecture-level city of the province and a major seaport.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Phases two and three will extend coverage to the entire Kunming prefecture area.
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The prefecture was subdivided into the following municipalities and communities.
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More examples
  • The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
  • The office of prefect
  • (prefectural) of or relating to a prefecture; "a prefectural museum"
  • Prefecture, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China.
  • A club or group affiliated with the TRA.