柯林斯詞典prefecture /?pri?f?k?tj??/ (prefectures) 1. N-COUNT In some countries, administrative areas are called prefectures. 鎋區(qū)[oft in names] He was born in Yamagata prefecture, north of Tokyo. 他出生於東京以北的山形縣。 返回 prefecture劍橋詞典a political region or local government area in some countries , for example Japan, France, and Italy （日本，法國，意大利等國的行政區(qū)劃）縣，州，區(qū) 返回 prefecture