prefectural

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adjective

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

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English prefecture →
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Meanings

adjectiveprefectural (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.

    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.

    2007 September 15, Norimitsu Onishi, “Party Chiefs in Japan Favor Veteran”, in New York Times
nounprefectural (plural prefecturals)

plural prefecturals

  1. plural normallyA tournament in which participants from all over the prefecture compete.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
prefectoralprefectual

Origin

  1. Englishprefecture
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishprefectural

From prefecture + -al.

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Translations

Finnish prefektuuritason, prefektuuri-
  • prefektuuritasonof, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
  • prefektuuri-of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
German präfektural
  • präfekturalof, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
Polish prefekturalny
  • prefekturalnyof, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
Spanish prefectural
  • prefecturalof, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
Cite this entry
APA

prefectural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefectural

MLA

“prefectural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefectural. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefectural,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefectural.

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