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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The bear, which measured about 3 feet in length, was caught by authorities at the store in the Akita prefecture on the morning of Monday, Dec. 2, after a box trap sensor was triggered, according to Kyodo News.
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David Chiu, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The move was led by the mayor of the city of Gifu, the capital of the Gifu prefecture where Chiune Sugihara, the vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas/Kovno, Lithuania, who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II, was born in 1900.
—Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
The August 26 incident, which occurred off the Danjo Islands in the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki and lasted for about two minutes, was the first such intrusion on record.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Last year Mori Trust completed the 43-room Shisui hotel, the former prefecture governor's residence in the ancient capital of Nara, which falls under its in-house brand Sui and is operated by Marriott’s The Luxury Collection.
—James Simms, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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David Chiu, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The move was led by the mayor of the city of Gifu, the capital of the Gifu prefecture where Chiune Sugihara, the vice-consul for the Japanese Empire in Kaunas/Kovno, Lithuania, who saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis during World War II, was born in 1900.
—Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2024
The August 26 incident, which occurred off the Danjo Islands in the southwestern prefecture of Nagasaki and lasted for about two minutes, was the first such intrusion on record.
—Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Last year Mori Trust completed the 43-room Shisui hotel, the former prefecture governor's residence in the ancient capital of Nara, which falls under its in-house brand Sui and is operated by Marriott’s The Luxury Collection.
—James Simms, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Prefecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefecture. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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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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