prefecture
noun
pre·fec·ture
ˈprē-ˌfek-chər 
1
: the office or term of office of a prefect
2
: the official residence of a prefect
3
: the district governed by a prefect
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That includes the once-hot Niigata prefecture, long considered one of Japan’s premier ski spots.
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Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Newsweek left a phone message with the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefecture, whose jurisdiction covers Marseille.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The number of bear attacks in the prefecture was higher than usual this year after hitting a record last year, the spokesperson said.
—Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
After completing Slither Housing in 2000, an angular yet gently curved 105-unit apartment building in Japan’s Gifu prefecture, the husband-and-wife team increasingly turned its attentions to cultural architecture.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Newsweek left a phone message with the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefecture, whose jurisdiction covers Marseille.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
The number of bear attacks in the prefecture was higher than usual this year after hitting a record last year, the spokesperson said.
—Junko Ogura, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
After completing Slither Housing in 2000, an angular yet gently curved 105-unit apartment building in Japan’s Gifu prefecture, the husband-and-wife team increasingly turned its attentions to cultural architecture.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Prefecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefecture. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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prefecture
noun
pre·fec·ture
ˈprē-ˌfek-chər
1
: the office or term of office of a prefect
2
: the district governed by a prefect
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