protectorate
noun/prəˈtektərət/
/prəˈtektərət/
- [countable] a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country
- a British protectorate
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- [uncountable] the state or period of being controlled and protected by another country
- France established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912.
- The British government took the region under its protectorate.
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