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a country that is controlled and protected by a more powerful country 受保护国;受保护领地 a British protectorate 英国保护地
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the state or period of being controlled and protected by another country (一国对另一国的)保护关系 France established a protectorate over Morocco in 1912. 法国在1912年建立了对摩洛哥的保护国。 The British government took the region under its protectorate. 英国政府将该地区置于其保护之下。