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" Children go from being a kind of cultural protectorate to the Junior Auxiliary of the tube-watching nation at large, and programs are designed for them on the same principle as they're designed for grown-ups: as a way to sell eyeballs to advertisers."
Jonathan Dee

Meaning of "protectorate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PROTECTORATE

prəˈtɛktərɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTECTORATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protectorate is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROTECTORATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Protectorate

A protectorate in its inception adopted by modern international law, is an autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity. In exchange for this, the protectorate usually accepts specified obligations, which may vary greatly, depending on the real nature of their relationship. However, it retains formal sovereignty, and remains a state under international law. A territory subject to this type of arrangement is also known as a protected state.

Definition of protectorate in the English dictionary

The first definition of protectorate in the dictionary is a territory largely controlled by but not annexed to a stronger state. Other definition of protectorate is the relation of a protecting state to its protected territory. Protectorate is also the office or period of office of a protector.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTECTORATE

Carteret · collectorate · directorate · doctorate · electorate · illiterate · inspectorate · inveterate · lectorate · literate · masterate · nonliterate · pastorate · preceptorate · preliterate · presbyterate · preterit · preterite · selectorate · semiliterate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTECTORATE

protection racket · protection ratio · protectionism · protectionist · protective · protective coloration · protective custody · protective tariff · protectively · protectiveness · protector · protectoral · protectorial · protectories · protectorless · protectorship · protectory · protectress · protectrices · protectrix

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTECTORATE

accurate · ameliorate · body corporate · borate · collaborate · commemorate · corporate · corroborate · decorate · deteriorate · elaborate · evaporate · governorate · imperforate · incorporate · invigorate · meliorate · perborate · potassium chlorate · prorate · stercorate

Synonyms and antonyms of protectorate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «protectorate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PROTECTORATE

Find out the translation of protectorate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of protectorate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «protectorate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

保护地
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

protectorado
570 millions of speakers
en

English

protectorate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

संरक्षित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

محمية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

протекторатом
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

protetorado
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

আশ্রিত রাজ্য
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

protectorat
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Protektorat
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Protektorat
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

保護領
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

보호국
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Protektorat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chế độ bảo hộ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பில்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

संरक्षित
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hamilik
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

protettorato
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

protektorat
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

протекторатом
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

protectorat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προτεκτοράτο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

protektoraat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protektorat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

protektorat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protectorate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTECTORATE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protectorate

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QUOTES WITH «PROTECTORATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word protectorate.
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Jonathan Dee
Children go from being a kind of cultural protectorate to the Junior Auxiliary of the tube-watching nation at large, and programs are designed for them on the same principle as they're designed for grown-ups: as a way to sell eyeballs to advertisers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTECTORATE»

Discover the use of protectorate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protectorate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soulless
Finally, who is the real enemy, and do they have treacle tart? SOULLESS is the first book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.
Gail Carriger, 2009
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The Cromwellian Protectorate
Examining the nature of the first regime to have effective control of the British Isles and the impact it had on England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and on Britain's international reputation, this study views the Cromwellian period as one ...
Barry Coward, 2002
3
Prelude to Protectorate in Morocco: Pre-Colonial Protest and ...
At last we are beginning to learn as much about the French empire as the British, so that generalizations about imperialism need not continue to be skewed, as they hav,e been in the past, by drawing too many of our data from the British ...
Edmund Burke, III, 2009
4
Parliaments and Politics during the Cromwellian Protectorate
This volume provides a detailed book-length study of the period of the Protectorate Parliaments from September 1654 to April 1659.
Patrick Little, David L. Smith, 2007
5
Heartless: The Parasol Protectorate:
Lady Alexia Maccon, soulless, is at it again, only this time the trouble in the air is not her fault.
Gail Carriger, 2011
6
The East Africa Protectorate
General geography and history; the coast lands - Zanzibar, Jubaland, Tanaland; the coast lands - Seyidie, Mombasa, Teita; the interior and highlands; the natives of East Africa - general; the natives of East Africa - Swahilie, Somalis, and ...
Sir Charles Eliot, 1966
7
Blameless
BLAMELESS is the third book of the Parasol Protectorate series: a comedy of manners set in Victorian London, full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking.
Gail Carriger, 2010
8
The Gaysh: A History of the Aden Protectorate Levies 1927-61 ...
The Gaysh tells the story of the emergence of an army following early attempts to protect the trade routes in and through Aden.
Frank Edwards, 2003
9
Poetry and the Cromwellian Protectorate : Culture, Politics, ...
Many of these texts prove difficult to align with established ideas of the political and cultural contests of the age, because they become entangled with cultural institutions which could no longer be taken for granted, and were in many ...
Edward Holberton, 2008
10
The Parasol Protectorate Boxed Set: Soulless, Changeless, ...
The Parasol Protectorate is a comedy of manners set in Victorian London: full of werewolves, vampires, dirigibles, and tea-drinking. This bundle includes the whole series: Soulless, Changeless, Blameless, Heartless, and Timeless.
Gail Carriger, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTECTORATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protectorate is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Establishment Of The Protectorate (Part 9) – “The Bramstone …
He is left out of all the private meetings of the Protectorate Chiefs and seems to be regarded by them with suspicion and dislike as the white man's friend.”. «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
2
Maliki: Saudi Arabia Must Become International Protectorate
Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday the Al Saud regime must be placed in the international community's custody for pursuing wrong policies and ... «Al-Manar TV, Jul 15»
3
South Sudan recommends international protectorate for Abyei
"I believe that some refinement of the present arrangements under UNISFA that would turn the area into an international protectorate to ensure security, provide ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Podemos: 'They Are Trying to Convert Greece Into a Protectorate'
A high-profile member of Spanish anti-austerity political party Podemos denounced on Monday the recent cash-for-reforms bailout deal between Athens and its ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
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The establishment of the protectorate (part 8)- “Rhodes to Kopong”
The Bechuanaland Protectorate survived north of the Molopo to eventually become Botswana. Decades later the date of the above proclamation was used to ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
6
The Establishment Of The Protectorate (Part 7) – Khama's …
We left off with General Sir Charles Warren at the then Bangwato capital of Shoshong where his announcement of the Protectorate at a kgotla meeting convened ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
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The Establishment Of The Protectorate (Part 6) “Have You A …
But, we wish to see how the Queen's Protectorate will help other Chiefs which are included in it, namely Mankoroane [Mankurwane], Montsioa [Montshiwa], and ... «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
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The establishment of the protectorate(part 5) – “ The English are not …
The establishment of the protectorate(part 5) – “ The English are not friends of the ... with the proclamation of the January Order-in Council, the Protectorate itself ... «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
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Holiday in Protectorate to represent Czech TV at show in Berlin
Prague, June 17 (CTK) - The programme Holiday in the Protectorate will take part in the show of European public broadcasting stations Creative Forum in Berlin, ... «Prague Daily Monitor, Jun 15»
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The establishment of the protectorate (part 4) – “Warren at Molepolole”
Some Bakwena had already read about the proclamation of the Protectorate when Warren formally notified the Molepolole kgotla of their new status on 27th of ... «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
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