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prefecture

noun
/ˈpɹiːfɛkt͡ʃə/UK/ˈpɹiˌfɛkt͡ʃəɹ/US/ˈpɹɛfɛkt͡ʃəɹ/

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

  1. derived from praefectūra
  2. borrowed from préfecture

Definitions

  1. The office or position of a prefect.

  2. The jurisdiction of a prefect

    The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

    • In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF).

The neighborhood

Derived

autonomous prefecture, prefectural, prefecture-level city, prefecture-level municipality, prefecturewide, subprefecture, sub-prefecture

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for prefecture. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA