protectoratenoun [ C ]
uk/prəˈtek.tər.ət/us/prəˈtek.tɚ.ət/a country that is generally controlled and defended by a more powerful country
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Colonisation & self-government
- annex
- autonomous
- autonomy
- client state
- colonial
- crown colony
- decolonization
- dependency
- devolution
- devolve
- independence
- Independence Day
- nationalism
- nationalist
- neocolonialism
- self-rule
- separatism
- separatist
- the British Empire
- the free world
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