单词	protectorate
释义	English American protectoratenoun [ C ] uk/prəˈtek.tər.ət/us/prəˈtek.tɚ.ət/ a country that is generally controlled and defended by a more powerful country Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Colonisation & self-government annex autonomous autonomy client state colonial crown colony decolonization dependency devolution devolve independence Independence Day nationalism nationalist neocolonialism self-rule separatism separatist the British Empire the free world See more results » protectoratenoun [ C ] us/prəˈtek·tər·ət/ world history a region or political unit that is controlled by another, or the government by which it is ruled world history The Protectorate refers to the government of England from 1653 to 1659.
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