Standard Lemma guide

prefectural

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A tournament in which participants from all over the prefecture compete.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural-normally

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to a prefecture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a prefectural museum

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From prefecture + -al.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: prefektuuritason — of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
  • Finnish: prefektuuri- — of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
  • German: präfektural — of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
  • Spanish: prefectural — of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
Real reading context

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