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prefecture vs administrative division

administrative division vs prefecture

prefecture and administrative division both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
prefecture Yes No No No
administrative division Yes No No No
As nouns, administrative division is a hypernym of prefecture; that is, administrative division 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 division: a district defined for administrative purposes
Other hypernyms of prefecture include administrative district, territorial division.
prefecture (noun) administrative division (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 division

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