Synonyms for prefecture
ˈpri fɛk tʃərpre·fec·ture

Princeton's WordNet

1. prefecturenoun

   the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

2. prefecturenoun

   the office of prefect

Matched Categories

1. • Administrative District
   • Position

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1. List of paraphrases for "prefecture":

   préfecture, prefectural, county, dmv, governorate, prefect, province, counties, governate

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1. Wataru Kokubun:

   Even in Japan, the image of Fukushima is largely affected by the earthquake and nuclear disasters, it is such a pity that we missed the opportunity to show the reality of Fukushima to people living outside Fukushima Prefecture and to the world during The Tokyo Olympics. I wish we could show that Fukushima is so energetic that we even forget the effect of disasters.

2. Kazutaka Niijima:

   In 2014, we discovered that Okutama was one of three Tokyo( prefecture) towns expected to vanish by 2040.