HyperDic: protectorate

English > 1 sense of the word protectorate:
NOUNlocationprotectorate, associated statea state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs
protectorate > pronunciation
Soundsprahteh'kteraht
Rhymesabbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...
English > protectorate: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty.
Synonymassociated state
Broaderdistrict, territory, territorial dominion, dominionA region marked off for administrative or other purposes
Spanishprotectorado
Catalanestat associat, protectorat

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