dependency
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5.7
- noun
- /dɪˈpɛndənsi/
- Specialized
:
dependencia
- For better or for worse, the Philippines will no longer be a dependency of the United States.
- colonies and dependencies
- colonial dependency
- few remaining dependencies
Examples
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Empires generally expect neighboring states and dependencies to accept their power and accommodate it.
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Britain also had a web of overseas territories and Crown dependencies that specialized in helping clients to hide their cash.
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The former Greek colony became a Roman dependency A.D. 140-250.
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More than eighty former Western colonies or dependencies had gained independence by 1990.
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As historian Robert Wood notes, the Marshall Plan also incorporated underdeveloped nations and colonial dependencies into its larger reconstruction plan.
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Many Caribbean islands remain a dependency of their former colonial powers, lacking full autonomy.
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The United Nations monitors the well-being of each dependency to ensure its developmental needs are met.
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After the revolution, several countries transitioned from being a dependency to attaining full sovereignty.
Synonyms
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3.0
An area of land controlled by a country or ruler
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6.7
A land area controlled by a country outside its main borders
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3.3
An area ruled by a more powerful foreign country
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9.1
A territory that keeps its own government but is partly controlled and protected by a stronger country
A region that has its own government but not full independence
Antonyms
How Independent
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2.8
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6.3
- Specialized
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9.1
- Specialized
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5.7
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3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dependency comes from the Latin dependere, where de- means 'down' and pendere means 'to hang', so it originally described something 'hung down' under another power. That's why a political dependency is a territory that is controlled by a distant country.