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Etymology
1. prefecture
noun. ['ˈpriːˌfɛktʃɝ'] the office of prefect.
Synonyms
- place
- billet
- post
- spot
- office
- situation
- position
Antonyms
- undock
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
- front
Etymology
- praefectura (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Prefecture
- acupuncture
- architecture
- conjecture
- fracture
- infrastructure
- juncture
- lecture
- manufacture
- picture
- puncture
- remanufacture
- remanufacture
- restructure
- stricture
- structure
- superstructure
- telepicture
- tincture
Example sentences of the word prefecture
1. Noun, singular or mass
Just south of Tokyo in the Kanagawa prefecture, Enoshima Beach is both an island and a small town.
2. prefecture
noun. ['ˈpriːˌfɛktʃɝ'] the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire).
Synonyms
- administrative division
- territorial division
Antonyms
- left
- right
- upgrade
Etymology
- praefectura (Latin)