How do you say “prefecture” in Vietnamese?

“Prefecture” in Vietnamese is tỉnh (province).

Vietnamese words for “prefecture”

• tỉnhListennoun
  Hanoi [tïŋ˧˩] · Saigon [tɨn˨˩˦]tỉnh dipping

  province; prefecture

  for “prefecture” meaning: The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

Related Vietnamese words

• quậnListennoun

  district

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