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subprefectures

subprefectures is the plural of subprefecture.

Meaning of subprefecture

Noun

subprefecture (plural subprefectures)

  1. An administrative division of a country below prefecture.
    • Captain Camara reacted angrily to these statements, telling reporters Monday that “Guinea is not a subprefecture, is not a neighborhood in France.”2009 October 7, Adam Nossiter, “U.S. Condemns Mass Killings and Rape in Guinea”, in New York Times

Questions about subprefectures

What is subprefectures the plural of?
Subprefectures is the plural of subprefecture.

Words near subprefectures in the dictionary

  1. subpredicates
  2. subprefect
  3. subprefects
  4. subprefectural
  5. subprefecture
  6. subprefectures
  7. subpreference
  8. subpreferences
  9. subprehensile
  10. subpremium
  11. subprepucial

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