prefecture

Noun
  1. The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire) (synset 108644522)
    domain region:
    • roman empire - an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome
    • japan, nihon, nippon - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
    • france, french republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
    is a type of: administrative district, administrative division, territorial division - a district defined for administrative purposes
  2. The office of prefect (synset 100597611)
    is a type of: berth, billet, office, place, position, post, situation, spot - a job in an organization

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