Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prefecture-level city

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
pre-fec-ture-level c-i-ty
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
11
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Etymology

Calque from Chinese 地級市/地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區/地区)-level city”)

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What does prefecture-level city mean?
An administrative division of China immediately below the province level and above the county level, often comprising a central urban area, a large surrounding rural area, and smaller towns and cities. (Most of China proper today is part of a prefecture-level city.)
Where does prefecture-level city come from?
Calque from Chinese 地級市/地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區/地区)-level city”)

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