"subprefecture" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subprefectures [plural]
Etymology: sub- + prefecture Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|prefecture}} sub- + prefecture Head templates: {{en-noun}} subprefecture (plural subprefectures)
  1. An administrative division of a country below prefecture. Wikipedia link: subprefecture Categories (topical): Administrative divisions Synonyms: sub-prefecture Derived forms: subprefectural Translations (Translations): nënprefekturë (Albanian), 軍民府 (Chinese), 军民府 (jūnmínfǔ) [historical] (Chinese)
    Sense id: en-subprefecture-en-noun-r7HKIaSE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub-

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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