单词 | cubanize |
释义 | Cubanizev. transitive. To claim a right of protection or partial control over (a weaker but independent state), as the United States is alleged to have done with regard to Cuba. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [verb (transitive)] > claim protection over Cubanize1924 1924 in J. A. Hammerton Countries of the World III. 1525/1 Among Cuba's other claims to fame may be placed the fact that its political status has originated a new verb—to Cubanise... It is a quasi-protectorate of America and the word was invented to express this relation. Derivatives ˌCubaniˈzation n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [noun] > protectorate or trusteeship > claiming protection over Cubanization1922 1922 Q. Rev. July 151 The various Yankee associations whose ultimate aim is the attraction of Mexico within the political orbit of the United States, and its ‘Cubanisation’ by treaty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1922 |
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