subprefecture

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noun

An administrative division of a country below prefecture.

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Meanings

nounsubprefecture (plural subprefectures)

plural subprefectures · alternative sub-prefecture · alternative sub prefecture

  1. An administrative division of a country below prefecture.

    Captain Camara reacted angrily to these statements, telling reporters Monday that “Guinea is not a subprefecture, is not a neighborhood in France.”

    2009 October 7, Adam Nossiter, “U.S. Condemns Mass Killings and Rape in Guinea”, in New York Times

Origin

From sub- + prefecture.

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Translations

Chinese 軍民府 /军民府
  • 軍民府 /军民府 (jūnmínfǔ)Translations
Japanese 支庁
  • 支庁Translations
Polish podprefektura
  • podprefekturaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

subprefecture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprefecture

MLA

“subprefecture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprefecture. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subprefecture,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subprefecture.

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