prefecture.

1. An administrative division called a prefecture, especially in countries using that regional system.

2. The office, administration, or official premises of a prefect.

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Words that belong together

• a Japanese prefecture
• prefectural administration

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The journey crossed into another prefecture before reaching the coast.

The archive held records from every village in the prefecture.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular prefecture; plural prefectures. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.