•Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures and other prefectures (collectively, as the prefectural (prefecture-level) administrative divisions of Japan)
a prefecture, office and/or jurisdiction of a prefect · a prefecture, administrative division in various countries over time, including China (empire & PRC), Japan and Morocco
çekim: çoğul prefecturen
köken: Borrowed from Middle French préfecture or Latin praefectura.
prefecture (the district governed by a prefect) · prefecture (the office or position of a prefect) · town hall (a building that houses the local government offices of a town)
Tokyo, Hokkaido, Osaka and Kyoto Prefectures and other prefectures (collectively, as the prefectural (prefecture-level) administrative divisions of Japan)
prefecture (the office or position of a prefecture) · prefecture (the jurisdiction or region of a prefect) · apostolic prefecture: a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese
çekim: çoğul prefektur-prefektur
köken: Borrowed from Dutch prefectuur, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra.
köken: Sino-Vietnamese word from 省 (“government department; province”). A more regular SV reflex of 省 (MC srjaengX) "province" should be **sảnh; this attested reflex likely arose from confusion with 省 (MC sjengX) "to inspect; to understand; to greet; to visit".