prefecture
noun
pre·fec·ture
ˈprē-ˌfek-chər 
1
: the office or term of office of a prefect
2
: the official residence of a prefect
3
: the district governed by a prefect
Examples of prefecture in a Sentence
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Central News Agency / AFP - Getty Images Earlier Wednesday, officials in Japan issued a tsunami warning and an evacuation order for coastal areas of the southern prefecture of Okinawa, warning of waves up to 3 meters (about 10 feet) high.
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Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The prefecture is home to half of U.S. military personnel in Japan, while making up less than 1 percent of Japan’s land mass.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The small boat had likely been stolen and was not designed to carry so many people, the prefecture said.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
Since then, the prefecture has been considered the most distinguished sake-producing region of Japan.
—La Carmina, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
Raised in the sleepy town of Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture, Rintaro Sasaki doesn’t know a life without baseball, having grown up playing catch with both his sister and his father, who is a coach.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
As the dust settles on the devastation in the north of the prefecture, the next step for this part of Japan is to look forward, and tourism plays a vital part in this.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The earthquake caused extensive destruction throughout Ishikawa and surrounding prefectures, according to officials and media reports.
—Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Born in 1955 in the Aichi prefecture of Japan, Toriyama was interested in drawing from a young age.
—EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
The prefecture is home to half of U.S. military personnel in Japan, while making up less than 1 percent of Japan’s land mass.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
The small boat had likely been stolen and was not designed to carry so many people, the prefecture said.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
Since then, the prefecture has been considered the most distinguished sake-producing region of Japan.
—La Carmina, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2024
Raised in the sleepy town of Hanamaki, Iwate prefecture, Rintaro Sasaki doesn’t know a life without baseball, having grown up playing catch with both his sister and his father, who is a coach.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
As the dust settles on the devastation in the north of the prefecture, the next step for this part of Japan is to look forward, and tourism plays a vital part in this.
—Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The earthquake caused extensive destruction throughout Ishikawa and surrounding prefectures, according to officials and media reports.
—Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
Born in 1955 in the Aichi prefecture of Japan, Toriyama was interested in drawing from a young age.
—EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Prefecture.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prefecture. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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prefecture
noun
pre·fec·ture
ˈprē-ˌfek-chər
1
: the office or term of office of a prefect
2
: the district governed by a prefect
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