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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prefecture/ˈpriːfektʃə(r)/

▶noun (in certain countries) a district under the government of a prefect or governor.

■ a prefect's office or tenure.

■ a prefect's official residence.

– derivatives
prefectural adjective.

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