NOUN | location | associated state, protectorate | a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs |
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Meaning | A state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty. | |
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Synonym | protectorate | |
Broader | district, territory, territorial dominion, dominion | A region marked off for administrative or other purposes |
Spanish | protectorado | |
Catalan | estat associat, protectorat |
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