English-Thai Dictionary
prefecture
N ที่ทำการ ของ เจ้าหน้าที่ officials directors ti-tam-kan-kong-jao-na-ti
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PREFECTURE
Pre "fec *ture, n. Etym: [L. praefectura: cf. F. préfecture.]
Defn: The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence.
New American Oxford Dictionary
prefecture
pre fec ture |ˈprēˌfekCHər ˈpriˌfɛk (t )ʃər | ▶noun a district under the government of a prefect. • a prefect's office or tenure. • the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. DERIVATIVES pre fec tur al |prēˈfekCHərəl |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus ‘(person ) set in authority over ’ (see prefect ).
Oxford Dictionary
prefecture
pre |fec ¦ture |ˈpriːfɛktjʊə | ▶noun (in certain countries ) a district under the authority of a prefect or governor. • a prefect's office or tenure. • the official residence or headquarters of a prefect. DERIVATIVES prefectural |prɪˈfɛktʃ (ə )r (ə )l |adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin praefectura, from praefectus ‘(person ) set in authority over ’ (see prefect ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
prefecture
pre fec ture /príːfektʃə r , -tjʊə /名詞 C 都, 道, 府, 県 〘フランス イタリア 日本などにおける行政区 〙; (フランス イタリアの )知事公邸 .pre f é c tur al 形容詞
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