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Meaning of "prefecture" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PREFECTURE

prefecture  [ˈpriːfɛkˌtjʊə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PREFECTURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prefecture is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PREFECTURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prefecture

A prefecture is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.

Definition of prefecture in the English dictionary

The definition of prefecture in the dictionary is the office, position, or area of authority of a prefect. Other definition of prefecture is the official residence of a prefect in France, Italy, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PREFECTURE


acture
ˈæktjʊə
armature
ˈɑːmətjʊə
calenture
ˈkælənˌtjʊə
caricature
ˈkærɪkəˌtjʊə
colorature
ˈkɒlərəˌtjʊə
confiture
ˈkɒnfɪˌtjʊə
crenature
ˈkrɛnəˌtjʊə
Gargantua
ɡɑːˈɡæntjʊə
immature
ˌɪməˈtjʊə
magistrature
ˈmædʒɪstrəˌtjʊə
mantua
ˈmæntjʊə
mature
məˈtjʊə
monture
ˈmɒntjʊə
overture
ˈəʊvəˌtjʊə
parture
ˈpɑːtjʊə
premature
ˌprɛməˈtjʊə
prompture
ˈprɒmptjʊə
tainture
ˈteɪntjʊə
Tyr
tjʊə
Tyrr
tjʊə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PREFECTURE

prefect
prefect apostolic
prefect of discipline
prefect of studies
prefectorial
prefectship
prefectural
prefer
preferability
preferable
preferableness
preferably
preference
preference shares
preference stock
preferential
preferential voting
preferentialism
preferentialist
preferentiality

WORDS THAT END LIKE PREFECTURE

acupuncture
adventure
architecture
conjecture
data structure
facture
fracture
in the picture
infrastructure
juncture
landscape architecture
lecture
manufacture
microstructure
motion picture
picture
puncture
restructure
stress fracture
structure
venipuncture

Synonyms and antonyms of prefecture in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prefecture» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PREFECTURE

Find out the translation of prefecture to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prefecture from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prefecture» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prefectura
570 millions of speakers

English

prefecture
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रान्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محافظة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

префектура
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prefeitura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধ্যক্ষতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

préfecture
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wilayah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Präfektur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prefektur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ப்ரிஃபெக்சர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रीफेक्चुअर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

idari bölge
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prefettura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Prefektura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

префектура
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prefectură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νομός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prefektuur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prefektur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prefekturet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prefecture

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PREFECTURE»

The term «prefecture» is very widely used and occupies the 18.992 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PREFECTURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «prefecture» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «prefecture» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prefecture

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PREFECTURE»

Discover the use of prefecture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prefecture and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Meiji Unification Through the Lens of Ishikawa Prefecture
A. Han. Is. Made. a. Prefecture: Administration. in. Ishikawa. Prefecture,. 1871- 1878. After the old daimyo was gone, who ran things at the local level, and how? This chapter treats prefectural administration and finance between 1871 and 1878, ...
James C. Baxter, 1994
2
Kengo Kuma: Selected Works
LIST OF WORKS (Names in bold are featured in this book) 1988 Kyodo Grating, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Prefecture Small Bath House in Izu, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture (with S. Shinohara) 1989 GT-M, Maebashi, Gumma Prefecture 1991 ...
Botond Bognar, Kengo Kuma, 2005
3
Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China: ...
Prefecture Apostolic of Kienning it^Pift^M 55 Prefecture Apostolic of Kienow ItlKlg ^M 33 Prefecture Apostolic of Kinghsien Sfll^M 40, 75, 89 Prefecture Apostolic of Kueilin t±#SftfeM 22 Prefecture Apostolic of Kweilin f^gg^M 62, 98 Prefecture ...
R. G. Tiedemann, 2009
4
Sinicization Beyond the Great Wall: China's Xinjiang Uighur ...
Name in local languages In Chinese Used for Akchi Aheqi 阿合奇 county in Kizilsu prefecture Aksu Akesu 阿克苏 city, prefecture and capital of Aksu prefecture Aksu Kona- Wensu 温宿 county in Aksu prefecture Shahar Akto Aketao 阿克陶 ...
Anwar Rahman, 2005
5
漢字熟語字典
kenjinkai an association of people from the same prefecture 3 iRT kenka in the prefecture 5 Irf ^ kenrei prefectural ordinance kengai outside the prefecture kt'iu lin prefectural office kenritsu prefectural kenkai prefectural assembly ken'yu owned ...
Wolfgang Hadamitzky, Kimiko Fujie-Winter, 1996
6
We Japanese
Simple hot springs Hakone, Kmagawa Prefecture Takeo, Saga Prefecture Iisaka, Fukushirna Prefecture Nagaoka, Shizuoka Prefecture Ito. Shizuoka Prefecture Kamikochi, Nagano Prefecture Suwa, Nagano Prefecture Dogo, Ehime Prefecture ...
De_Garis,, 2013
7
The Archaeology of Japan: From the Earliest Rice Farming ...
naiko-kamon, 183 presented to Queen Himiko, 50, 258 Sankakuen-shinju-kyo, 215, 237, 248n7, 258–60, 259, 287 TLV-patterned, 183 typo-chronological categories, 201, 203, 237 Mise-Maruyama tumuli, Nara prefecture, 298, 319 dating and ...
Koji Mizoguchi, 2013
8
Minerals Yearbook - Area Reports: International Review: ...
Denki Kagaku K.K. Omi, Niigata Prefecture 7 2,762 Do. Hachinohe Cement Co., Ltd. Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture 1,533 Do. 77 77Hi7t7achi Cement Co., Ltd. Hitachi, lbaraki Prefecture 941 Do. Mitsubishi Materials Corp. Higashidori ...
‎2013
9
Minerals Yearbook: Area Reports: International 2009: Asia ...
_ 7 Daiichi Cement Co., Ltd. Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture 1,169 Do. 77 _ Denki Kagaku K.K. Omi, Niigata Prefecture 2,762 L. 77 1-lachinohe Cement Co., Ltd. 7-cl1inohe, Aomori7p-e-cture 7 1,533 Do. 7 7 7 7 7 Hitachi Cement Co., Ltd.
Geological Survey (U S ), 2011
10
Art of the Samurai: Japanese Arms and Armor, 1156-1868
Agency for Cultural Alfairs, Tokyo, 7, 9, 27, 53, 59, 66, 85, 87, 108, 110, 172, 191 Aikawa Archaeological Museum, Gunma Prefecture, 1 Atsuta-jingfi Shrine, Aichi Prefecture, 103 Chido Museum, Yamagata Prefecture, 61, 79, 120, I21, 173, 180  ...
Morihiro Ogawa, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PREFECTURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prefecture is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Travel: Uchiko preserves old-town appeal in Ehime Prefecture
Traditional houses line a street in the historic district of Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, where the German restaurant "Zum Schwarzen Keiler" is ... «Mainichi Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Firms branch out into agriculture
Ichibanya Co., operator of Curry House CoCo Ichibanya chains, based in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, leased land from an onion farmer in the ... «The Japan News, Jul 15»
3
France gets its first glimpse of Saudi King Salman after he lands at …
It calls on the prefecture and France's Socialist government to 'recognise the unanimous wave of indignation' and to reverse its decision to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Volunteer matchmakers try to bring people together
Shinji Asano, 83, of Fujiidera, Osaka Prefecture, sincerely listens to such remarks from visitors who want to marry or are concerned about their ... «AsiaOne, Jul 15»
5
Photo book of male caregivers aims to attract young men into elderly …
Kataoka is a care worker at Minowa Home for the elderly in Aikawa, Kanagawa Prefecture. The 20-year-old is one of the subjects of a photo ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
6
Keanu Reeves promotes Suzuka Circuit
... Reeves makes an appearance at the Suzuka 8 Hours FIM Endurance world championship Final at Suzuka Circuit in Mie prefecture, Japan on July 26, 2015. «UPI.com, Jul 15»
7
Hamaori Festival is celebrated in Kanagawa prefecture
The city of Chigasaki in Kanagawa prefecture is the site of the annual Hamaori Festival today (July 20th). Every year, the event is held on the ... «Inside Japan Tours, Jul 15»
8
Transfer of radiation-tainted soil from Fukushima Prefecture school …
1 nuclear power plant damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, to an interim storage site in the same prefecture on a trial basis. «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
9
Typhoon Nangka leaves two dead; 550000 told to flee
The powerful typhoon made landfall in Honshu at Okayama Prefecture early Friday after slamming into Shikoku on Thursday night, the ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
10
Mr. Hideaki Ohmura, Governor of Aichi Prefecture of Japan calls on …
Mr. Hideaki Ohmura, Governor of Aichi Prefecture of Japan called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today. Shri Narendra Modi fondly ... «Narendra Modi, Jul 15»

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