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prefecture vs administrative district

administrative district vs prefecture

prefecture and administrative district both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prefecture Yes No No No
administrative district Yes No No No
As nouns, administrative district is a hypernym of prefecture; that is, administrative district is a word with a broader meaning than prefecture:
  • prefecture: the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
  • administrative district: a district defined for administrative purposes
Other hypernyms of prefecture include administrative division, territorial division.
prefecture (noun) administrative district (noun)
the office of prefect a district defined for administrative purposes
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
Difference between prefecture and administrative district

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