Words Like PREFECTURE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to PREFECTURE.

8 Alternative Words Similar to prefecture

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2 Billet Noun      Synonym Words Like Billet
3 Office Noun      Synonym Words Like Office
4 Place Noun      Synonym Words Like Place
5 Position Noun      Synonym Words Like Position
6 Post Noun      Synonym Words Like Post
7 Situation Noun      Synonym Words Like Situation
8 Spot Noun      Synonym Words Like Spot

8 definitions of prefecture

1 The office or jurisdiction of a prefect, chief magistrate, commander, or viceroy.
2 The district under the government of a prefect.
3 The official residence of a prefect.
4 A term often used by foreigners in and writers on China as equivalent to fu, an administrative division consisting of several districts called hien or chow. See fu.
5 An office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; the official residence of that prefect.
6 A district governed by a prefect (especially in France and Japan)
7 the office of prefect
8 the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
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