Meaning & use
prefecture
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A district or administrative division governed by an official called a prefect, or the office and jurisdiction of such an official.
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Kyoto Prefecture includes both the historic city and surrounding rural areas.
The regional prefecture is responsible for issuing local business permits.
A note on using this word
Widely used to describe administrative regions in countries such as Japan and France; the generic term differs from the proper names of specific prefectures.
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