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Prefecture

/prˈiˌfɛktʃər/
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(noun) The office or position of a prefect.

The village which I visited last summer was a small one in Nagano Prefecture.
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower.
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The governor of the ____ announced new measures to address the rising unemployment in the region.

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