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Noun: prefecture  'pree,fek-chu(r)
  1. The district administered by a prefect (as in France, Japan or the Roman Empire)
     
  2. The office of prefect

Derived forms: prefectures

Type of: administrative district, administrative division, berth, office, place, position, post, situation, territorial division

Encyclopedia: Prefecture, Milan

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