prefectural

1. 1.

   of or relating to a prefecture

   “a prefectural museum”

Questions about prefectural

What does prefectural mean?

prefectural means "of or relating to a prefecture".

How many syllables are in prefectural?

prefectural has 4 syllables: pre-fec-tu-ral. The stress falls on "fec". In IPA it is /pɹiˈfɛktʃɚəl/.

Is prefectural a common word?

prefectural is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.