prefecture-level city

== English == === Etymology === Calque from Chinese 地級市／地级市 (dìjíshì, literally “prefecture (地區／地区)-level city”) === Noun === prefecture-level city (plural prefecture-level cities) 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.) ==== Synonyms ==== prefecture-level municipality ==== Translations ==== === See also === county-level city