ASSOCIATED STATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty

Synonyms:

associated state; protectorate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("associated state" is a kind of...):

district; dominion; territorial dominion; territory (a region marked off for administrative or other purposes)

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