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protectorate

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12 lettersPronunciation /pɹəˈtɛktəɹɪt/Part of speech nounSorted aceeooprrtttStarts with PEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A territory that governs some affairs but is under the protection or control of a stronger state.

Word origin

From protector + -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office, a system ruled by people of such office).

Used in a sentence

  • Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914.
  • Holonym: Interregnum

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