prefectural

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English

Etymology

From prefecture +‎ -al.

Adjective

prefectural (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture.
    • 2007 September 15, Norimitsu Onishi, “Party Chiefs in Japan Favor Veteran”, in New York Times:
      But Mr. Fukuda appeared to have enough support to win a majority of the 528 votes in the election, with 387 party lawmakers each holding one vote, and prefectural chapters holding 141 votes.

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Adjective

prefectural m or f (masculine and feminine plural prefecturales)

  1. prefectural