prefecture – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
מילים נרדפות: administrative division,
administrative district,
territorial division,
berth,
billet,
office,
place,
position,
post,
situation,
spot
prefecture
n.
police station, headquarters of a prefect; position of police chief, office of police chief; area administered by a prefect (such as in Japan or France or in the past in the Roman Empire); jurisdiction of a prefect
Prefecture
- For subsequent types of praefectura, see Prefect''.
A
prefecture (from the
Latin Praefectura) is an administrative jurisdiction or subdivision in any of various countries and within some international church structures, and in antiquity a Roman district governed by an appointed prefect.
Prefectures in France
A
prefecture in
France may refer to:
- the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a department is located;
- the Chef-lieu de région, the town in which the administration of a region is located;
- the jurisdiction of a prefecture;
- the official residence or headquarters of a prefect.
prefecture
Noun
1. the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
(classification) France, French Republic
2. the office of prefect
(hypernym) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
préfecture
nf.
prefecture, police station
Prefecture
(n.)
The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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