subprefecture

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

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