protectorate
n. 受保護國,受保護領地
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,該國成為英國的保護國。
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,該國成為英國的保護國。
He had been Governor of a British Protectorate.
他做過英國保護領地的總督.
Athens, with the rest of Greece, was at that time a protectorate of Macedonia.
當時的雅典乃至整個希臘都處於馬其頓的控制下.
Spain declares a protectorate over the north shore of Morocco.
1912年,西班牙宣佈其成為摩洛哥北岸地區的保護國.
Zanzibar became independent, after being a British Protectorate since 1890.
自1890年以來一直是英國保護國的桑給巴爾獨立.