protectorate
/prəˈtektərət/noun
उच्चारण प्रटेक्टरट
संरक्षित राज्य, संरक्षित क्षेत्र
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noun
- 1
[C]
a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country
संरक्षित राज्य, संरक्षित क्षेत्र
- The kingdom became a British protectorate in the nineteenth century.
- Sikkim was a protectorate of India until 1975.
Synonyms dependency colony territory dominion
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[U]
the state or period of being controlled and protected by another country
संरक्षण-काल, संरक्षकता
- The islands remained under French protectorate for decades.
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Sikkim was an Indian protectorate until 1975, when it became the twenty-second state of India.
सिक्किम 1975 तक भारत का protectorate था, जब वह भारत का बाईसवाँ राज्य बना।