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How to pronounce prefecture
“prefecture” pronunciation in American and British English
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“prefecture” in real sentences
127 clips in the index · 1 American · 1 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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throughout all of Kumamoto Prefecture.
CBC News
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We publish one for each prefecture.
Talks at Google
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We use A5 Miyazaki Wagyu from Miyazaki Prefecture.
First We Feast
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reactors the governor of niigata prefecture criticized the utilities business plan
missingsky102
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of prefecture. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.