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
Examples of prefecture in a Sentence
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According to the Japanese newspaper The Mainichi Shimbun, the attack took place around 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, on a road in Hokkaido prefecture as the men attempted to pick Allium ochotense, a type of wild onion.
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Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
Wares range from household goods to fashion and foodstuffs and are sourced from long-standing businesses around Japan’s 47 prefectures, such as nostalgia-inducing enamel coffee kettles from Tochigi, urushi lacquer bowls from Ishikawa and stationery made from washi paper in Toyama.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
The public prosecutor’s office in Nanterre, a prefecture in the western suburbs of Paris, has set a trial date for June 14.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
Cracks on the ground Monday in Wajima in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Central News Agency / AFP - Getty Images Earlier Wednesday, officials in Japan issued a tsunami warning and an evacuation order for coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa, warning of waves up to 3 meters (about 10 feet) high.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The prefecture is home to half of U.S. military personnel in Japan, while making up less than 1 percent of Japan’s land mass.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The small boat had likely been stolen and was not designed to carry so many people, the prefecture said.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
Since then, the prefecture has been considered the most distinguished sake-producing region of Japan.
—La Carmina, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
Wares range from household goods to fashion and foodstuffs and are sourced from long-standing businesses around Japan’s 47 prefectures, such as nostalgia-inducing enamel coffee kettles from Tochigi, urushi lacquer bowls from Ishikawa and stationery made from washi paper in Toyama.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2024
The public prosecutor’s office in Nanterre, a prefecture in the western suburbs of Paris, has set a trial date for June 14.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2024
Cracks on the ground Monday in Wajima in Japan's Ishikawa prefecture.
—Arata Yamamoto, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Central News Agency / AFP - Getty Images Earlier Wednesday, officials in Japan issued a tsunami warning and an evacuation order for coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa, warning of waves up to 3 meters (about 10 feet) high.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The prefecture is home to half of U.S. military personnel in Japan, while making up less than 1 percent of Japan’s land mass.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The small boat had likely been stolen and was not designed to carry so many people, the prefecture said.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
Since then, the prefecture has been considered the most distinguished sake-producing region of Japan.
—La Carmina, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
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“Prefecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefecture. Accessed 17 May. 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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