subprefecture

English

Alternative forms

• sub-prefecture

Etymology

From sub- +‎ prefecture.

Noun

subprefecture (plural subprefectures)

1. 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^[1]:

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

Derived terms

• subprefectural

Translations

Translations

• Albanian: nënprefekturë (sq)
• Chinese: 軍民府／军民府 (jūnmínfǔ) (historical)