English

Noun

subprefecture ‎(plural subprefectures)

1. An administrative division of a country that is below prefecture.
   • 2009 October 7, Adam Nossiter, “U.S. Condemns Mass Killings and Rape in Guinea”, in New York Times:

     Captain Camara reacted angrily to these statements, telling reporters Monday that “Guinea is not a subprefecture, is not a neighborhood in France.”