NOUN | location | prefecture | the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) |
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act | prefecture | the office of prefect |
Sounds | priy'feh.kcher | |
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Rhymes | acupuncture ... welcher: 102 rhymes with cher... |
Meaning | The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire). | |
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Region | France, French Republic | A republic in western Europe |
Japan, Nippon, Nihon | A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago | |
Roman Empire | An empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire | |
Broader | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | A district defined for administrative purposes |
Spanish | prefectura | |
Catalan | prefectura | |
Adjectives | prefectural | of or relating to a prefecture / prefecture |
Meaning | The office of prefect. | |
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Broader | position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation | A job in an organization |
Spanish | prefectura | |
Catalan | prefecte, prefectura | |
Adjectives | prefectural | of or relating to a prefecture / prefecture |
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