كيف تنطق "protectorate"

word

pɹəˈtɛktɝət

pruh-TEK-ter-uht

pɹətˈɛktəɹˌeɪt

pruh-TEK-tuh-rayt

التعريف

A protectorate is a country or region that is protected and controlled by a more powerful country, but keeps some independence in its own government.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

pɹəˈtɛktɝət

الإنجليزية البريطانية

pɹətˈɛktəɹˌeɪt

أمريكي

pruh-TEK-ter-uht

بريطاني

pruh-TEK-tuh-rayt

India was once not a protectorate but a colony of the British Empire.

The African country became a protectorate of France in the 19th century.

A protectorate usually keeps its own local rulers, but must follow the protecting country’s policies.

Hong Kong was never a protectorate, but other regions in Asia were under such arrangements.