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subprefecture

noun

Etymology

From sub- + prefecture.

  1. derived from praefectūra
  2. borrowed from préfecture
  3. prefixed as subprefecture — “sub + prefecture”

Definitions

  1. An administrative division of a country below prefecture.

    • Captain Camara reacted angrily to these statements, telling reporters Monday that “Guinea is not a subprefecture, is not a neighborhood in France.”

The neighborhood

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