List of terms for administrative divisions
- List of terms for administrative divisions
This is a list of English and non-English terms for administrative divisions.
English
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*Bailiwick
*Borough
*Canton
*City
*Commune
*County
*Department
*District
col2 =
*Duchy
*Emirate
*Federal state
*Municipality
*Parish
*Prefecture
*Province
*Region
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*Rural district
*Shire
*State
*Subdistrict
*Subprefecture
*Township
*Village
*Voivodeship
Non-English
This is an alphabetical list of native non-English terms for administrative divisions; some, such as "arrondissement" and "okrug", have become English loanwords. Terms in italics are prefixes or suffixes.
See also
* Country subdivision
** Administrative division
** Census division
*** Census-designated place - statistical territorial subdivisions in the United States.
Notes
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