subprefecture
English
Alternative forms
- sub-prefecture
Etymology
sub- + prefecture
Noun
subprefecture (plural subprefectures)
- An administrative division of a country below prefecture.
- 2009 October 7, Adam Nossiter, “U.S. Condemns Mass Killings and Rape in Guinea”, in New York Times:
- Captain Camara reacted angrily to these statements, telling reporters Monday that “Guinea is not a subprefecture, is not a neighborhood in France.”
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Derived terms
- subprefectural
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