District
District noun - An area (as of a city) set apart for some purpose or having some special feature.
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Synonyms for District
Prefecture and district are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefecture" instead a noun "District".
Nearby Words: districted, districting
Prefecture
Prefecture noun - The district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire).
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Synonyms for Prefecture
District and prefecture are semantically related. You can use "District" instead a noun "Prefecture".
Nearby Word: prefect
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This city-prefecture contains several counties and other cities (as the norm); the real city proper (Hailar District) occupies 0.5% of the total land, and is not big by Chinese standards.
Source: Mega City
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Prefecture and District. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/district/prefecture
District & Prefecture. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/district/prefecture>.
Prefecture or District. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/district/prefecture.
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