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protectorate

DEFINITIONS OF: protectorate

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n 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

Synonyms:
associated state
Type of:
district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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