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The correct spelling is protectorates.
How to pronounce protectorates
noun
Say it like: Pro-tec-tor-ate-s
The correct spelling is protectorates. Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell. For example: "Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914."
Usage Examples
“Egypt became a British protectorate in 1914.”
Definition
noun
- 1.Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.
- 2.The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
- 3.An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.
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