protectorate
n. 受保护国,受保护领地
A protectorate is a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country.
In 1914 the country became a British protectorate.
1914年,该国成为英国的保护国。
1. 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
In 1914 the country became a British protectorate.
1914年,该国成为英国的保护国。
He had been Governor of a British Protectorate.
他做过英国保护领地的总督.
Athens, with the rest of Greece, was at that time a protectorate of Macedonia.
当时的雅典乃至整个希腊都处于马其顿的控制下.
Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
1912年,西班牙宣布其成为摩洛哥北岸地区的保护国.
Zanzibar became independent, after being a British Protectorate since 1890.
自1890年以来一直是英国保护国的桑给巴尔独立.