protectorate

US [prəˈtekt(ə)rət]
UK [prə'tekt(ə)rət]
  • n.受保护国;受保护领地;(一国对另一国的)保护关系
  • Web保护地;被保护国;受保护地
Plural Form:protectorates  
protectorate
n.
1.
[c]
受保护国;受保护领地a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country
2.
[u]
(一国对另一国的)保护关系the state or period of being controlled and protected by another country

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