County and Prefecture

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County noun - (United States) the largest administrative district within a state.

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Prefecture and county are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefecture" instead a noun "County".

Prefecture noun - The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire).

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County and prefecture are semantically related. You can use "County" instead a noun "Prefecture".

Nearby Word: prefect

The Chaohu city proper (not really annexed but now a county-level city belonging to Hefei prefecture) has a population of about 800,000.

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Prefecture and County. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/county/prefecture

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