prefecture

noun

pre·fec·ture ˈprē-ˌfek-chər

: the office or term of office of a prefect

: the official residence of a prefect

: the district governed by a prefect

prefectural

ˈprē-ˌfek-chə-rəl

pri-ˈfek-

adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Hokkaido is inhabited by an indigenous Ainu population, and was not fully incorporated into Japan as a prefecture until 1947. —

Chihiro Tomioka, Bon Appétit, 12 Feb. 2023 And last week, hundreds of tourists were stranded in an airport in the Xishuangbanna prefecture of Yunnan province due to a snap lockdown. —

Jessie Yeung, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022 Kono grew up in the Saitama prefecture of Japan, and his parents ran a seafood market and restaurant. —

Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2022 The Meteorological Agency said the quake was centered in Chiba prefecture, just east of Tokyo, at a depth of 48 miles. —

Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2021 One injury was reported in the neighboring prefecture of Toyama, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. —

Mari Yamaguchi, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023 Ocean currents have since dispersed the contaminated water enough thatradioactive Cesium is nearly undetectable in fish from Fukushima prefecture. —

Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 19 Apr. 2023 In the East China Sea, in the south of Japan, the Okinawa prefecture encompasses 160 islands with a surprisingly tropical climate. —

Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2023 After being shot about 11:30 a.m., he was confirmed dead at 5:03 p.m. at Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara, Nara prefecture. —

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