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Prefecture vs Prefectural - What's the difference?

prefecture | prefectural |

As a noun prefecture

is prefecture.

As an adjective prefectural is

of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.

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

    prefectural

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 15, author=Norimitsu Onishi, title=Party Chiefs in Japan Favor Veteran, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But Mr. Fukuda appeared to have enough support to win a majority of the 528 votes in the election, with 387 party lawmakers each holding one vote, and prefectural chapters holding 141 votes. }}