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prefectures

noun

Meaning

  1. The office or position of a prefect.
  2. The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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