Prefectural

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A tournament in which participants from all over the prefecture compete. plural-normally

Adjective

1
Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture. not-comparable
"But Mr. Fukuda appeared to have enough support to win a majority of the 528 votes in the election, with 387 party lawmakers each holding one vote, and prefectural chapters holding 141 votes."

Adjective

1
of or relating to a prefecture wordnet

Synonyms

Example

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

Etymology

From prefecture + -al.

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