prefecture-level city
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prefecture-level city
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Calque from Chinese 地級市／地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區／地区)-level city”)
noun prefecture-level cities
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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.)
The majority of migrants in Zhejiangcun came from two areas under the jurisdiction of a prefecture-level city, Wenzhou, in Zhejiang province: Yueqing, a county-level city, and Yongjia, a rural county.
Similar: prefecture-level municipality
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noun administrative division
| 한국어 | 지급시 jigeupsi |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 地級市 chikyūshi |
| 中文 | 地級市 /地级市 dìjíshì |
| Tiếng Việt | địa cấp thị |
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