🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

保护国

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bǎohùguó

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
protectorate/prəˈtɛktərɪt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该地区曾是一个保护国。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    A state that is controlled and protected by a larger, stronger sovereign state.

    "The island nation became a British protectorate in the late nineteenth century."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Mid 17th century: from protector + -ate, originally denoting the office of a protector (specifically of Oliver Cromwell), later used for a state controlled and protected by another.

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