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 prefecture previously reported that two women died Saturday during a separate attempt to cross the English Channel.
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CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Sano, a city located in Tochigi prefecture on Honshu island, is renowned for having some of the clearest water in the country—an underrated but key ramen ingredient.
—Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Tiger Woods of the US (R) and Keegan Bradley of the US (L) watch the ball on the third hole during the third round of the PGA Zozo Championship golf tournament at the Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba prefecture on October 27, 2019.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
First-hand accounts are rare One of the last eyewitnesses able and willing to speak about Unit 731 is 95 year-old Hideo Shimizu, who lives in central Japan's Nagano prefecture.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
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CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Sano, a city located in Tochigi prefecture on Honshu island, is renowned for having some of the clearest water in the country—an underrated but key ramen ingredient.
—Kim Kay, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Tiger Woods of the US (R) and Keegan Bradley of the US (L) watch the ball on the third hole during the third round of the PGA Zozo Championship golf tournament at the Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba prefecture on October 27, 2019.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
First-hand accounts are rare One of the last eyewitnesses able and willing to speak about Unit 731 is 95 year-old Hideo Shimizu, who lives in central Japan's Nagano prefecture.
—Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prefecture
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“Prefecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefecture. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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