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Meanings of protectorate in English

Portuguese
antigos protetorados
Catalan
protectorat

A state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty.

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        Examples for "associated state"
        1
        Various options have been mooted, including the status of an associated state within France.
        Radio NZ
        2
        They also said this would imply some sort of associated state, but just under another name.
        Radio NZ
        3
        Insecurity has been fuelled by speculation that one option is to make New Caledonia an associated state.
        Radio NZ
        4
        The transition between the planktonic state and the biofilm- associated state is a key developmental decision for pathogenic bacteria.
        Pubmed
        5
        Finally, we are in the process of concluding a long negotiation establishing Micronesia's status as a freely associated state.
        State of the Union Addresses
        Usage of protectorate in English
        1
        He also called for an international protectorate to be established in Kosovo.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The war grew out of rival demands concerning a protectorate in Turkey.
        The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17
        3
        The establishing of a formal protectorate over Algeria belongs to this period.
        A Short History of France
        4
        In 1854 another strong attempt was made to secure a Spanish protectorate.
        Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future
        5
        He is exclusive property Racquet Club and exercises fatherly protectorate over members.
        The new yorker
        6
        Sikkim, a protectorate of India's, now wants to be a separate country.
        The new yorker
        7
        The Tonga Islands are nominally independent, but are practically a British protectorate.
        Commercial Geography / A Book for High Schools, Commercial Cours...
        8
        Spain was a Roman province, and North Africa a sort of protectorate.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
        9
        An Anglo-French protectorate would be the ideal form of moral and material support.
        Notes on Life & Letters
        10
        The Kingdom of Dahomey in Africa was proclaimed a French protectorate.
        A Short History of France
        11
        Italians woke up wondering whether their country had just become a Brussels protectorate.
        The Guardian
        12
        The civil war is over, the protectorate under Cromwell is past.
        The Greatest English Classic / A Study of the King James Version...
        13
        In 1846 an attempt was made to obtain a Spanish protectorate.
        Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future
        14
        The turtle-fishing Miskitos formed a British protectorate until the 19th century.
        Reuters
        15
        He left the protectorate without regret to live as a citizen.
        Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
        16
        We give his views, as he expressed them before the protectorate was proclaimed.
        Adventures in New Guinea
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