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a small country that is controlled and protected by a larger one
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Recent Examples of protectorate
In 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces captured the British protectorate of North Borneo.
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Gaza became an Egyptian protectorate, and the West Bank was annexed by Jordan.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The National Center of Meteorology in Abu Dhabi said the rain in the UAE surpassed anything since records began in 1949, when the area was still a British protectorate and before the discovery of oil.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
While Tunisia was under French protectorate (1881-1956), Lucien Baizeau met Le Corbusier in Stuttgart and convinced him to design his Tunisian residence.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024
Gaza became an Egyptian protectorate, and the West Bank was annexed by Jordan.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
The National Center of Meteorology in Abu Dhabi said the rain in the UAE surpassed anything since records began in 1949, when the area was still a British protectorate and before the discovery of oil.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
While Tunisia was under French protectorate (1881-1956), Lucien Baizeau met Le Corbusier in Stuttgart and convinced him to design his Tunisian residence.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectorate
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Surfshark is based in the British Virgin Islands, which, although technically a territory of Great Britain, is generally considered a safe haven and has no data-retention laws.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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Last year, for the first time in their history, Iran and Israel exchanged missile and drone attacks on each other’s territory.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Austria's Freedom Party leader was granted a mandate on Monday to try to form a new government.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The smartest teams in the league are coming into these games with a clear mandate to make anyone else on the Timberwolves beat them.Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Quantifying vulnerabilities within the supply chain by evaluating location risks, product dependencies, transportation lanes, and financial stability.Ashok Viswanathan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Some of the tech elites claimed that America's dependency on foreign workers is due to America's failing education system.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Protectorate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectorate. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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