Definition of prefecture in English:

prefecture

noun ˈpriːfɛktjʊəˈpriˌfɛk(t)ʃər

1(in certain countries) a district under the authority of a prefect or governor.
Example sentencesExamples
- The AM signal is heard throughout the island prefecture - and beyond.
- One of his first tasks after buying a dilapidated farmhouse in the Chiba prefecture, about 60 miles east of Tokyo, was to build a huge wooden bathtub.
- These might look ordinary trees, but they are in fact a very special present from the governor of the Nara prefecture in Japan.
- In 1905 the islands were ‘incorporated’ into the Japanese Empire, when the Governor of Shimane prefecture stated that the islands were under the juristiction of the Shimane prefectural government.
- Typhoon Khanun was located about 70 kilometers south of Miyako Island in the prefecture as of 3 p.m. Saturday and was heading northwest at 25 km per hour, the agency said.
- The quake was most strongly felt in Aomori and Iwate, the two farthest-north prefectures on Japan's main island of Honshu.
- Some roads were blocked off due to mudslides in Kochi Prefecture, and about 1200 houses in Kagawa and nearby prefectures on Shikoku were left without electricity, Kyodo News reported.
- The country is divided into 47 prefectures, each with a governor.
- The island prefecture of Okinawa has the most centenarians per population, and the official attributed this to the subtropical climate.
- Takamatsu, in the prefecture of Kagawa, on the island of Shikoku, to the south of Japan is to noodle lovers what Mecca is to Muslims.
- China has five major autonomous regions, which include 30 autonomous prefectures and 120 autonomous counties.
- The Okinawa prefecture was in fact under direct U.S. military administration from 1945 to 1972, when it was handed over to the Japanese.
- Her inquiries included evidence being laid before the judge at first instance of correspondence between herself and appropriate medical authorities in the prefecture that included Salonika and her village and areas.
- There are forty-three ordinary prefectures, three metropolitan prefectures with special administrative powers, and one administrative region for the northernmost island.
- But first an application has to be made to the local prefecture (police authority) with a mountain of paperwork involved.
- Of the country's (Japan's) 47 prefectures, 44 are net recipients of government subsidies.
- Nagano Prefecture was brought into the limelight with the successful 1998 Winter Olympics which were held at various locations in the prefecture.
1. 1.1 A prefect's office or tenure.
  地方行政长官职务（或任期）
  Example sentencesExamples
  To avoid the name calling that a woman would probably receive at a horse fair, he got permission from the prefecture of police to dress in men's clothing.
  The prefecture will stop using workshops for industrial production, and settlers in the General Building of the General Zhang Aiping will be relocated.
2. 1.2 The official residence or headquarters of a prefect.
  地方行政长官官邸（或公署）
  enraged fans besieged the Prefecture of Police
  Example sentencesExamples
  But even so France was left with a vast surplus of grand edifices, mainly ecclesiastical, that were empty and could be converted into the prefectures, town halls, museums, and barracks required by the new regime.

Derivatives

prefectural

adjective prɪˈfɛktʃ(ʊ)ər(ə)lpriˈfɛk(t)ʃ(ə)rəl

In 1995, the State Council offered two pension scheme designs for the municipal and prefectural governments to choose from.
Example sentencesExamples
- I can negotiate at provincial and prefectural level, and bring these levels into dialogue with one another.
- Special prizes will also be given to ten contestants who will move on to promote tourism at the prefectural level.
- The idea seems to be catching on: the new prefectural subway system, Oedo-sen, began wrapping their cars with ads last September.
- The snag is that running a music festival miles from anywhere doesn't come cheap, even with generous subsidies from the prefectural coffers.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus '(person) set in authority over' (see prefect).

Definition of prefecture in US English:

prefecture

nounˈprēˌfek(t)SHərˈpriˌfɛk(t)ʃər

1A district under the government of a prefect.
地方行政长官管辖区，行政区，专区
Example sentencesExamples
- Typhoon Khanun was located about 70 kilometers south of Miyako Island in the prefecture as of 3 p.m. Saturday and was heading northwest at 25 km per hour, the agency said.
- One of his first tasks after buying a dilapidated farmhouse in the Chiba prefecture, about 60 miles east of Tokyo, was to build a huge wooden bathtub.
- The AM signal is heard throughout the island prefecture - and beyond.
- The island prefecture of Okinawa has the most centenarians per population, and the official attributed this to the subtropical climate.
- Some roads were blocked off due to mudslides in Kochi Prefecture, and about 1200 houses in Kagawa and nearby prefectures on Shikoku were left without electricity, Kyodo News reported.
- China has five major autonomous regions, which include 30 autonomous prefectures and 120 autonomous counties.
- Her inquiries included evidence being laid before the judge at first instance of correspondence between herself and appropriate medical authorities in the prefecture that included Salonika and her village and areas.
- But first an application has to be made to the local prefecture (police authority) with a mountain of paperwork involved.
- The country is divided into 47 prefectures, each with a governor.
- Takamatsu, in the prefecture of Kagawa, on the island of Shikoku, to the south of Japan is to noodle lovers what Mecca is to Muslims.
- These might look ordinary trees, but they are in fact a very special present from the governor of the Nara prefecture in Japan.
- In 1905 the islands were ‘incorporated’ into the Japanese Empire, when the Governor of Shimane prefecture stated that the islands were under the juristiction of the Shimane prefectural government.
- The Okinawa prefecture was in fact under direct U.S. military administration from 1945 to 1972, when it was handed over to the Japanese.
- There are forty-three ordinary prefectures, three metropolitan prefectures with special administrative powers, and one administrative region for the northernmost island.
- Of the country's (Japan's) 47 prefectures, 44 are net recipients of government subsidies.
- The quake was most strongly felt in Aomori and Iwate, the two farthest-north prefectures on Japan's main island of Honshu.
- Nagano Prefecture was brought into the limelight with the successful 1998 Winter Olympics which were held at various locations in the prefecture.
1. 1.1 A prefect's office or tenure.
  地方行政长官职务（或任期）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The prefecture will stop using workshops for industrial production, and settlers in the General Building of the General Zhang Aiping will be relocated.
  To avoid the name calling that a woman would probably receive at a horse fair, he got permission from the prefecture of police to dress in men's clothing.
2. 1.2 The official residence or headquarters of a prefect.
  地方行政长官官邸（或公署）
  enraged fans besieged the Prefecture of Police
  Example sentencesExamples
  But even so France was left with a vast surplus of grand edifices, mainly ecclesiastical, that were empty and could be converted into the prefectures, town halls, museums, and barracks required by the new regime.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus ‘(person) set in authority over’ (see prefect).

单词	prefecture
释义	Definition of prefecture in English: prefecture noun ˈpriːfɛktjʊəˈpriˌfɛk(t)ʃər 1(in certain countries) a district under the authority of a prefect or governor. Example sentencesExamples The AM signal is heard throughout the island prefecture - and beyond. One of his first tasks after buying a dilapidated farmhouse in the Chiba prefecture, about 60 miles east of Tokyo, was to build a huge wooden bathtub. These might look ordinary trees, but they are in fact a very special present from the governor of the Nara prefecture in Japan. In 1905 the islands were ‘incorporated’ into the Japanese Empire, when the Governor of Shimane prefecture stated that the islands were under the juristiction of the Shimane prefectural government. Typhoon Khanun was located about 70 kilometers south of Miyako Island in the prefecture as of 3 p.m. Saturday and was heading northwest at 25 km per hour, the agency said. The quake was most strongly felt in Aomori and Iwate, the two farthest-north prefectures on Japan's main island of Honshu. Some roads were blocked off due to mudslides in Kochi Prefecture, and about 1200 houses in Kagawa and nearby prefectures on Shikoku were left without electricity, Kyodo News reported. The country is divided into 47 prefectures, each with a governor. The island prefecture of Okinawa has the most centenarians per population, and the official attributed this to the subtropical climate. Takamatsu, in the prefecture of Kagawa, on the island of Shikoku, to the south of Japan is to noodle lovers what Mecca is to Muslims. China has five major autonomous regions, which include 30 autonomous prefectures and 120 autonomous counties. The Okinawa prefecture was in fact under direct U.S. military administration from 1945 to 1972, when it was handed over to the Japanese. Her inquiries included evidence being laid before the judge at first instance of correspondence between herself and appropriate medical authorities in the prefecture that included Salonika and her village and areas. There are forty-three ordinary prefectures, three metropolitan prefectures with special administrative powers, and one administrative region for the northernmost island. But first an application has to be made to the local prefecture (police authority) with a mountain of paperwork involved. Of the country's (Japan's) 47 prefectures, 44 are net recipients of government subsidies. Nagano Prefecture was brought into the limelight with the successful 1998 Winter Olympics which were held at various locations in the prefecture. 1.1 A prefect's office or tenure. 地方行政长官职务（或任期） Example sentencesExamples To avoid the name calling that a woman would probably receive at a horse fair, he got permission from the prefecture of police to dress in men's clothing. The prefecture will stop using workshops for industrial production, and settlers in the General Building of the General Zhang Aiping will be relocated. 1.2 The official residence or headquarters of a prefect. 地方行政长官官邸（或公署） enraged fans besieged the Prefecture of Police Example sentencesExamples But even so France was left with a vast surplus of grand edifices, mainly ecclesiastical, that were empty and could be converted into the prefectures, town halls, museums, and barracks required by the new regime. Derivatives prefectural adjective prɪˈfɛktʃ(ʊ)ər(ə)lpriˈfɛk(t)ʃ(ə)rəl In 1995, the State Council offered two pension scheme designs for the municipal and prefectural governments to choose from. Example sentencesExamples I can negotiate at provincial and prefectural level, and bring these levels into dialogue with one another. Special prizes will also be given to ten contestants who will move on to promote tourism at the prefectural level. The idea seems to be catching on: the new prefectural subway system, Oedo-sen, began wrapping their cars with ads last September. The snag is that running a music festival miles from anywhere doesn't come cheap, even with generous subsidies from the prefectural coffers. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus '(person) set in authority over' (see prefect). Definition of prefecture in US English: prefecture nounˈprēˌfek(t)SHərˈpriˌfɛk(t)ʃər 1A district under the government of a prefect. 地方行政长官管辖区，行政区，专区 Example sentencesExamples Typhoon Khanun was located about 70 kilometers south of Miyako Island in the prefecture as of 3 p.m. Saturday and was heading northwest at 25 km per hour, the agency said. One of his first tasks after buying a dilapidated farmhouse in the Chiba prefecture, about 60 miles east of Tokyo, was to build a huge wooden bathtub. The AM signal is heard throughout the island prefecture - and beyond. The island prefecture of Okinawa has the most centenarians per population, and the official attributed this to the subtropical climate. Some roads were blocked off due to mudslides in Kochi Prefecture, and about 1200 houses in Kagawa and nearby prefectures on Shikoku were left without electricity, Kyodo News reported. China has five major autonomous regions, which include 30 autonomous prefectures and 120 autonomous counties. Her inquiries included evidence being laid before the judge at first instance of correspondence between herself and appropriate medical authorities in the prefecture that included Salonika and her village and areas. But first an application has to be made to the local prefecture (police authority) with a mountain of paperwork involved. The country is divided into 47 prefectures, each with a governor. Takamatsu, in the prefecture of Kagawa, on the island of Shikoku, to the south of Japan is to noodle lovers what Mecca is to Muslims. These might look ordinary trees, but they are in fact a very special present from the governor of the Nara prefecture in Japan. In 1905 the islands were ‘incorporated’ into the Japanese Empire, when the Governor of Shimane prefecture stated that the islands were under the juristiction of the Shimane prefectural government. The Okinawa prefecture was in fact under direct U.S. military administration from 1945 to 1972, when it was handed over to the Japanese. There are forty-three ordinary prefectures, three metropolitan prefectures with special administrative powers, and one administrative region for the northernmost island. Of the country's (Japan's) 47 prefectures, 44 are net recipients of government subsidies. The quake was most strongly felt in Aomori and Iwate, the two farthest-north prefectures on Japan's main island of Honshu. Nagano Prefecture was brought into the limelight with the successful 1998 Winter Olympics which were held at various locations in the prefecture. 1.1 A prefect's office or tenure. 地方行政长官职务（或任期） Example sentencesExamples The prefecture will stop using workshops for industrial production, and settlers in the General Building of the General Zhang Aiping will be relocated. To avoid the name calling that a woman would probably receive at a horse fair, he got permission from the prefecture of police to dress in men's clothing. 1.2 The official residence or headquarters of a prefect. 地方行政长官官邸（或公署） enraged fans besieged the Prefecture of Police Example sentencesExamples But even so France was left with a vast surplus of grand edifices, mainly ecclesiastical, that were empty and could be converted into the prefectures, town halls, museums, and barracks required by the new regime. Origin Late Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus ‘(person) set in authority over’ (see prefect).
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