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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
自治州
- (in China) autonomous prefecture
- (in Russia) autonomous oblast
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Japanese
Noun
自治州 • (jichishū)
- autonomous state or region (administrative division of a country)
Usage notes
This word refers to various autonomous divisions with different translations into English, such as oblast, region, province, and prefecture.
E.g. "ユダヤ自治州" (yudaya jichishū) for Jewish Autonomous Oblast, "ブーゲンビル自治州" (būgenbiru jichishū) for the w:Autonomous Region of Bougainville, "臨夏回族自治州" (rinka kaizoku jichishū) for w:Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, etc.
See also Japanese 州.