n. [ L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F. préfet. ] 1. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the emperor's person. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A superintendent of a department who has control of its police establishment, together with extensive powers of municipal regulation. [ France ] Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop. [ 1913 Webster ]

Apostolic prefect (R. C. Ch.), the head of a mission, not of episcopal rank. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prefectorial

a. Of or pertaining to a prefect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Prefecture

n. [ L. praefectura: cf. F. préfecture. ] The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his official residence. [ 1913 Webster ]

English-Thai: NECTEC's Lexitron-2 Dictionary [with local updates] NECTEC Lexitron Dictionary EN-TH

prefect

(n) เจ้าหน้าที่, Syn. official, regent

prefecture

(n) ที่ทำการของเจ้าหน้าที่, Syn. officials, directors

English-Thai: HOPE Dictionary [with local updates] Hope Dictionary

prefect

(พรี'เฟคทฺ) n. เจ้าหน้าที่ชั้นผู้ใหญ่ในฝรั่งเศสหรืออิตาลี, นายอำเภอ, เจ้าเมือง, เจ้าหน้าที่ของโรมันโบราณ, หัวหน้าชั้น, หัวหน้านักเรียน., See Also: prefectorial adj., Syn. praefect.

prefecture

(พรี'เฟคเชอะ) n. ที่ทำการ-อำนาจหน้าที่เขตปกครองหรือที่อยู่อาศัยของprefect (ดู) ., See Also: prefectural adj.

English-Thai: Nontri Dictionary Nontri Dictionary

prefect

(n) เจ้าเมือง, นายอำเภอ, หัวหน้าชั้น, หัวหน้านักเรียน

อังกฤษ-ไทย: ศัพท์บัญญัติราชบัณฑิตยสถาน [เชื่อมโยงจาก orst.go.th แบบอัตโนมัติและผ่านการปรับแก้] ศัพท์บัญญัติราชบัณฑิตยสถาน

prefecture

ศาลากลางจังหวัด (ฝรั่งเศส) [รัฐศาสตร์ ๑๗ ส.ค. ๒๕๔๔]

English-Thai: Longdo Dictionary (UNAPPROVED version -- use with care ) Longdo Unapproved EN-TH **ระวัง คำแปลอาจมีข้อผิดพลาด**

Subprefecture

[ซับพรี'เฟคเชอะ] (n) กิ่งจังหวัด

Thai-English-French: Volubilis Dictionary 1.0 Volubilis Dictionary (TH-EN-FR)

อำเภอ

[amphoē] (n) EN: district FR: district administratif [ m ] ; arrondissement [ m ] ; sous-préfecture [ f ]

อำเภอเมือง

[amphoē meūang] (n, exp) EN: capital district ; provincial capital FR: chef-lieu de province [ m ] ; préfecture [ f ]

แขวง

[khwaēng] (n) EN: precinct ; district ; jurisdiction ; prefecture ; Bangkok subdistrict FR: district [ m ] ; circonscription administrative [ f ] ; sous-district de Bangkok [ m ]

สถานีตำรวจนครบาล

[sathānī tamrūat nakhønbān] (n, exp) EN: police station FR: préfecture de police [ f ]

สน. (สถานีตำรวจนครบาล)

[sønø. (sathānī tamrūat nakhønbān)] EN: police station

สน. (สถานีตำรวจนครบาล)

[sønø. (sathānī tamrūat nakhønbān)] FR: préfecture de police [ f ]

ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus

prefect

Ah, I reckon you go straight down this prefectural road ...

prefect

Hasn't it been solved yet? Whose responsibility is it, the prefecture's or the country's?

prefect

I am sure I'll get along with him because we are from the same prefecture.

prefect

My parents were born in Aichi Prefecture.

prefect

Prefectures are governmental divisions of France and Japan.

prefect

Six high-tech companies set up branch offices in that prefecture.

prefect

Tadami is in Minamiaizu in Fukushima; cut off by steep mountains and located on the prefecture border with Niigata.

prefect

The damage of the typhoon spread over several prefectures.

prefect

The economy of Aomori Prefecture depends heavily on apple growing.

prefect

The geographical features here are similar to those of our prefecture.

prefect

The prefectural governor got the upper hand in the July elections.

prefect

The Takamatuzuka burial mound is located in Nara prefecture, Asukamura.

prefect

The village which I visited last summer was a small one in Nagano Prefecture.

prefect

Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.

prefect

What is the population of Hyogo prefecture?

prefect

You don't fall in love with somebody because he's prefect.

prefect

Your answer is far from prefect.

CMU English Pronouncing Dictionary Dictionary [with local updates] CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

prefect

/P R IY1 F EH2 K T/ /พรี้ เฟะ ขึ ถึ/

prefecture

/P R IY1 F EH2 K CH ER0/ /พรี้ เฟะ ขึ เฉ่อ (ร)/

prefectural

/P R IY0 F EH1 K CH ER0 AH0 L/ /ผรี่ เฟ้ะ ขึ เฉ่อ (ร) เหริ่ล/

WordNet (3.0) WordNet (3.0)

prefect

(n) a chief officer or chief magistrate, Example:the prefect of Paris police

prefectural

(adj) of or relating to a prefecture, Example:a prefectural museum

prefecture

(n) the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)

prefecture

(n) the office of prefect

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

地区

[地区 / 地區, dì qū] region; area; prefecture (main subdivision of most PRC provinces) #497

南京

[南京, Nán jīng] Nanjing prefecture level city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏; capital of China at different historical periods, See Also: 江蘇, 江苏 #1526

杭州

[杭州, Háng zhōu] Hangzhou prefectural city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China #1753

成都

[成都, Chéng dū] Chengdu prefecture level city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China, See Also: 四川 #1992

武汉

[武汉 / 武漢, Wǔ hàn] Wuhan city on Changjiang, prefecture level city and capital of Hubei province #2527

州

[州, zhōu] (United States) state; province; sub-prefecture #2596

沈阳

[沈阳 / 瀋陽, Shěn yáng] Shenyang prefecture level city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden, See Also: 遼寧省, 辽宁省, 奉天, 盛京 #3237

大连

[大连 / 大連, Dà lián] Dalian prefecture level city in Liaoning #3294

西安

[西安, Xī ān] Xī'ān prefecture level city and capital of Shǎnxī Province 陝西省|陕西省 in central north China; also Xi'an district of Liaoyuan city 遼源市|辽源市, Jilin, See Also: 陝西省, 陕西省, 遼源市, 辽源市 #3359

府

[府, fǔ] seat of government; government repository (archive); official residence; mansion; presidential palace; (honorific) Your home; prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) #3434

长沙

[长沙 / 長沙, Cháng shā] Changsha prefecture level city and capital of Hunan province in south central China #4104

温州

[温州 / 溫州, Wēn zhōu] Wenzhou prefecture level city in Zhejiang #4832

郑州

[郑州 / 鄭州, Zhēng zhōu] Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China #4979

福州

[福州, Fú zhōu] Fuzhou prefecture level city and capital of Fujian province in east China; formerly known as Foochow or Fuchow #5253

昆明

[昆明, Kūn míng] Kunming prefecture level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China #5369

宁波

[宁波 / 寧波, Níng bō] Ningbo prefecture level city in Zhejiang #5471

苏州

[苏州 / 蘇州, Sū zhōu] Suzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu #5532

长春

[长春 / 長春, Cháng chūn] Changchun prefecture level city, capital of Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, See Also: 吉林省 #5955

杭州市

[杭州市, Háng zhōu shì] Hangzhou prefectural city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China #6473

贵阳

[贵阳 / 貴陽, Guì yáng] Guiyang prefecture level city and capital of Guizhou province #6722

东莞

[东莞 / 東莞, Dōng guǎn] Dongguan prefecture level city in Guangdong #6777

吉林

[吉林, Jí lín] Jilin province (Kirin) in northeast China, abbr. 吉, capital 長春|长春; also Jilin prefecture level city, Jilin province, See Also: 吉, 長春, 长春 #6997

南昌

[南昌, Nán chāng] Nanchang prefecture level city and capital of Jiangxi province 江西省 in southeast China; also Nanchang county, See Also: 江西省 #6999

兰州

[兰州 / 蘭州, Lán zhōu] Lanzhou prefecture level city and capital of Gansu province 甘肅 in north central China, See Also: 甘肅 #7261

温泉

[温泉 / 溫泉, Wēn quán] Arishang Nahiyisi or Wenquan county in Börtala Mongol autonomous prefecture 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州|博尔塔拉蒙古自治州, Xinjiang, See Also: 博爾塔拉蒙古自治州, 博尔塔拉蒙古自治州 #7319

无锡

[无锡 / 無錫, Wú xī] Wuxi prefecture level city in Jiangsu #7374

盟

[盟, méng] oath; pledge; union; to ally; league, a subdivision corresponding to prefecture in Inner Mongolia #7528

珠海

[珠海, Zhū hǎi] Zhuhai prefecture level city in Guangdong #7595

南京市

[南京市, Nán jīng shì] Nanjing prefecture level city on the Changjiang, capital of Jiangsu province 江蘇|江苏; capital of China at different historical periods, See Also: 江蘇, 江苏 #7629

南宁

[南宁 / 南寧, Nán níng] Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区, See Also: 廣西壯族自治區, 广西壮族自治区 #7880

中山

[中山, Zhōng shān] refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen; Nakayama, common Japanese surname (borrowed by Sun Yat-sen); Zhongshan prefecture level city in Guangdong close to Sun Yat-Sen's birth-place #8007

海口

[海口, Hǎi kǒu] Haikou prefecture level city and capital of Hainan island province in south China #8037

佛山

[佛山, Fó shān] Foshan prefecture level city in Guangdong #8143

魏

[魏, Wèi] surname Wei; name of vassal state of Zhou dynasty from 661 BC in Shanxi, one of the Seven Hero Warring States; Wei state, founded by Cao Cao 曹操, one of the Three Kingdoms from the fall of the Han; the Wei dynasty 221-265; Wei prefecture and Wei county at, See Also: 曹操 #8200

泉州

[泉州, Quán zhōu] Quanzhou prefecture level city in Fujian #8494

三亚

[三亚 / 三亞, Sān yà] Sanya city prefecture level city in Hainan #8606

太原

[太原, Tài yuán] Tàiyuán prefecture level city and capital of Shānxī province 山西省 in central north China, See Also: 山西省 #8706

洛阳

[洛阳 / 洛陽, Luò yáng] Luoyang prefecture level city in Henan, an old capital from pre-Han times #8818

贵阳市

[贵阳市 / 貴陽市, Guì yáng shì] Guiyang prefecture level city and capital of Guizhou province #9333

沈阳市

[沈阳市 / 沈陽市, Shěn yáng shì] Shenyang prefecture level city and capital of Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省 in northeast China; old names include Fengtian 奉天, Shengjing 盛京 and Mukden, See Also: 遼寧省, 辽宁省, 奉天, 盛京 #9378

扬州

[扬州 / 揚州, Yáng zhōu] Yangzhou prefecture level city in Jiangsu #9538

成都市

[成都市, Chéng dū shì] Chengdu prefecture level city and capital of Sichuan province 四川 in southwest China, See Also: 四川 #9805

汕头

[汕头 / 汕頭, Shàn tóu] Shantou prefecture level city in Guangdong #9911

武汉市

[武汉市 / 武漢市, Wǔ hàn shì] Wuhan city on Changjiang, prefecture level city and capital of Hubei province #10022

桂林

[桂林, Guì lín] Guilin prefecture level prefecture level city in Guangxi #10129

石家庄

[石家庄 / 石家莊, Shí jiā zhuāng] Shijiazhuang prefecture level city and capital of Hebei province 河北省 in north China, See Also: 河北省 #10198

丽江

[丽江 / 麗江, Lì jiāng] Lijiang prefecture level city in northwest Yunnan #10477

郑州市

[郑州市 / 鄭州市, Zhēng zhōu shì] Zhengzhou prefecture level city and capital of Henan Province in central China #10688

乌鲁木齐

[乌鲁木齐 / 烏魯木齊, Wū lǔ mù qí] Ürümqi or Urumqi prefecture level city and capital of Xinjiang Uighur autonomous region 新疆維吾爾自治區|新疆维吾尔自治区 in west China, See Also: 新疆維吾爾自治區, 新疆维吾尔自治区 #10795

延安

[延安, Yán ān] Yán'ān prefecture level city in Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西, communist headquarters during the war, See Also: 陝西, 陕西 #10807

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

県(P);縣(oK)

[けん, ken] (n) (1) prefecture (of Japan); (2) county (of China); (P) #40

府

[ふ, fu] (n) (1) (metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); (2) the centre or seat (of) (center); (3) (government) office #506

県立

[けんりつ, kenritsu] (adj-no, n) prefectural (institution); (P) #709

藩

[はん, han] (n, n-suf) fiefdom; domain (precursor to current prefectures); (P) #889

東北

[とうほく(P);ひがしきた, touhoku (P); higashikita] (n) (1) north-east; (2) (とうほく only) (See 東北地方) Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); (P) #1619

県道

[けんどう, kendou] (n) prefectural road; (P) #2004

大和(P);倭

[やまと, yamato] (n) (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (adj-f) (3) (See 大和絵, 大和魂) Japanese; (P) #2108

中部

[ちゅうぶ, chuubu] (n) (1) center; centre; middle; heart; (2) (abbr) (See 中部地方) Chubu region (inc. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures); (P) #2454

知事

[ちじ, chiji] (n, adj-no) prefectural governor; (P) #2747

県内

[けんない, kennai] (adj-no) within the prefecture; (P) #3128

薩摩

[さつま, satsuma] (n) (1) Satsuma (ancient province located in present-day Kagoshima prefecture); (2) (abbr) (See 薩摩芋・さつまいも) sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) #4863

県知事

[けんちじ, kenchiji] (n) prefectural governor; (P) #4876

府立

[ふりつ, furitsu] (adj-no, n) managed by an urban prefecture; (P) #5230

県議会

[けんぎかい, kengikai] (n) prefectural assembly #5376

県民

[けんみん, kenmin] (n) citizens of a prefecture; (P) #5598

県庁

[けんちょう, kenchou] (n) prefectural office; (P) #5847

越後

[えちご, echigo] (n) Echigo; old name for Niigata Prefecture; (P) #6259

安芸

[あき, aki] (n) former name of Hiroshima prefecture; (P) #6368

津軽

[つがる, tsugaru] (n) Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture) #8146

県警

[けんけい, kenkei] (n) (abbr) (See 県警察・けんけいさつ) prefectural police; (P) #9345

淀川

[よどがわ, yodogawa] (n) river in Osaka Prefecture; (P) #10027

代官

[だいかん, daikan] (n) Edo-period prefectural governor (magistrate, bailiff); (P) #10878

立山

[たてやま, tateyama] (n) mountain in Toyama Prefecture #11075

県営

[けんえい, ken'ei] (n, adj-no) prefectural; under prefectural management; (P) #11091

坂東

[ばんどう, bandou] (n) (See 関東地方) Kanto region (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures) #11129

多摩川

[たまがわ, tamagawa] (n) river running between Tokyo-to and Kanagawa Prefecture #12396

筑前

[ちくぜん, chikuzen] (n) name of ancient country located in the modern Fukuoka prefecture #14179

府県

[ふけん, fuken] (n) prefecture; (P) #14831

府警

[ふけい, fukei] (n) prefectural police; (P) #15678

県境

[けんきょう;けんざかい, kenkyou ; kenzakai] (n) prefectural border; prefectural boundary #15771

富士川

[ふじかわ, fujikawa] (n) river in Shizuoka Prefecture #17033

県議

[けんぎ, kengi] (n) prefectural assembly; (P) #17958

廃藩置県

[はいはんちけん, haihanchiken] (n) abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures (1871) #18851

県連

[けんれん, kenren] (n) prefectural party chapter #19434

県勢

[けんせい, kensei] (n) prefectural strengths (conditions, resources) #19892

いぶり漬け

[いぶりづけ, iburiduke] (n) (See 燻りがっこ) smoked daikon pickles (famous product of Akita Prefecture)

しもつかれ

[shimotsukare] (n) (See 酢憤り) dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers (popular in Tochigi Prefecture and surrounds)

だんだん

[dandan] (exp) thank you (dialect from the Izumo region of Shimane Prefecture)

よさこい

[yosakoi] (n) (from 夜さり来い) (See 鳴子) dance originating in Kochi Prefecture using "naruko"

ダ埼玉

[ださいたま(uK);ダサイタマ, dasaitama (uK); dasaitama] (n) (uk) (col) (sl) (See ださい) derogatory reference to Saitama Prefecture (from dasai and Saitama)

チャグチャグ馬コ;チャグチャグ馬こ

[チャグチャグうまコ(チャグチャグ馬コ);チャグチャグうまこ(チャグチャグ馬こ), chaguchagu uma ko ( chaguchagu uma ko ); chaguchagu umako ( chaguchagu uma ko )] (n) (1) Chagu Chagu Horse Festival (of Iwate Prefecture); (2) small wooden horse toy with bells on its neck (made in Iwate prefecture)

ニホンヘラザメ

[nihonherazame] (n) Japanese catshark (Apristurus japonicus, found in Chiba Prefecture and the East China Sea)

阿蘇山

[あそさん;あそざん, asosan ; asozan] (n) mountain in Kumamoto Prefecture

愛知県

[あいちけん, aichiken] (n) Aichi prefecture (Chuubu area)

愛媛県

[えひめけん, ehimeken] (n) Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)

伊予弁

[いよべん, iyoben] (n) Iyo dialect (spoken in Ehime prefecture)

茨城県

[いばらきけん, ibarakiken] (n) Ibaraki prefecture (Kantou area)