prefecture vs berth

prefecture and berth both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prefecture	Yes	No	No	No
berth	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, berth is a hypernym of prefecture; that is, berth is a word with a broader meaning than prefecture:

Other hypernyms of prefecture include office, place, position, post, situation.

prefecture (noun)	berth (noun)
the office of prefect	a job in an organization
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)	a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers
	a place where a craft can be made fast

prefecture (verb)	berth (verb)
	secure in or as if in a berth or dock
	come into or dock at a wharf
	provide with a berth