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Prefecture vs Guiyang - What's the difference?

prefecture | guiyang |

prefecture

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The office or position of a prefect.
  • The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French and Japanese administrative divisions.
  • (historical) , a former administrative division of imperial China.
  • Derived terms

    * (adj) prefectural

    guiyang

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A prefecture-level city in southwestern China; capital of Guizhou Province.