dependency

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; helplessness
the state of needing help from something; reliance
the state of relying on something; subordination
the state of being subordinate to something; contingency
the state of being contingent on something

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; drug addiction, white plague
an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug); alcohol addiction, alcoholism, drunkenness, inebriation
habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms; cocaine addiction
an addiction to cocaine; heroin addiction
an addiction to heroin; caffein addiction
an addiction to caffein; nicotine addiction
an addiction to nicotine

Type of:: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

Examples:: Cayman Islands
a British colony in the Caribbean to the northwest of Jamaica; an international banking center; New Netherland
a Dutch colony in North America along the Hudson and lower Delaware rivers although the colony centered in New Amsterdam; annexed by the English in 1664

Types:: Crown Colony
a British colony controlled by the British Crown, represented by a governor

Type of:: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region
a demarcated area of the Earth

DEFINITIONS OF: dependency