Prefecture vs. Province

Difference Between Prefecture and Province
Prefecturenoun
The office or position of a prefect.
Provincenoun
A region of the earth or of a continent; a district or country.
Prefecturenoun
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
Provincenoun
An administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
Prefecturenoun
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
Provincenoun
(Roman history) An area outside Italy which is administered by a Roman governor.
Prefecturenoun
the office of prefect
Provincenoun
(Christianity) An area under the jurisdiction of an archbishop, typically comprising a number of adjacent dioceses.
Provincenoun
The parts of a country outside its capital city.
Provincenoun
An area of activity, responsibility or knowledge; the proper concern of a particular person or concept.
Provincenoun
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation;
his state is in the deep southProvincenoun
the proper sphere or extent of your activities;
it was his province to take care of himself