protectorate
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9.1
- noun
- /prəˈtɛktərət/
- Specialized
:
protegido
- British protectorates that gained independence in 1971 were Kuwait (a protectorate since 1899), Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar.
- British protectorate
- French protectorate
- Protectorate government
The British also fought them for that and the previously, so the Somaliland was previously a a British protectorate.
- The British also fought them for that and the previously, so the Somaliland was previously a a British protectorate.
- Allies slash, you know, protectorates, not not full allies, you could say.
- I'm I'm all in favor of defending allies, but not protectorates.
- The world's that are on the Outback, so to speak, that become protectorates, right?
Examples
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In 1895, Rwanda officially became a German protectorate, which lasted until 1916 when the Germans were expelled by the Belgians.
Academic text (2006) -
In 1890, ostensibly to end slavery, the British declared a protectorate over the Omani domains.
Academic text (2006) -
And the Federation Council decided to make them a protectorate so quickly.
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This is a French protectorate which has only ever existed because of French good will.
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I think what they wanted was a British protectorate loyal to and dependent upon the British.
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Sierra Leone is a protectorate of the British Crown.
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In 1900, Britain declared Nigeria a protectorate and instituted a system of indirect rule.
Academic text (1998) -
With the beginning of the Protectorate in the 1890s, a new legal hierarchy was created on Pemba.
Academic text (2006) -
Three years later, Zulu territory was declared a British protectorate, and in 1897 it became part of Natal.
Academic text (1999) -
The proposed deal called for the creation of an international protectorate in Kosovo.
Synonyms
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An area controlled by a distant country that is not fully independent
A territory that keeps its own government but is protected and partly controlled by a stronger country
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Etymology
Protectorate comes from the simpler word protect, which comes from the old Latin word protegere meaning 'to cover in front'. So a protectorate is literally a place given 'protection', a territory that a stronger country guards and partly controls while it keeps its own local government.