prefecture

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

préfecture

département

région

Préfectures du Japon

Synonymes

province

district

state

police station

officials

region

area

Prefectures of Japan

county

directors

office

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Traductions

prefectura

Präfektur

prefeitura

makam

νομαρχία

prefettura

prefectuur

innerhalb einer einer Präfektur

Präfekturen

Präfekturen Japans

διεύθυνση αστυνομίας

وِلَايَة

νομός

hizmet süresi

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɹiˌfɛkt͡ʃəɹ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à chinois: 府

In summary

Borrowed from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra. Equivalent to prefect + -ure. As an East Asian administrative division, a calque of Chinese 府 (fǔ) and 郡 (jùn), also used to describe 縣 /县 (xian, “county”) and 州 (zhou, “province”) in some eras.