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protectorate

[pruh-tek-ter-it] / prəˈtɛk tər ɪt /




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Closer to Dubai than to the Iranian mainland, Abu Musa was a British protectorate along with seven emirates that are today the United Arab Emirates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Britain's former protectorate was named the "Pearl of Africa" in the early 20th century by the future British prime minister Winston Churchill.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

In the winter of 1956, The Times correspondent David Holden arrived on the island of Bahrain, then still a British protectorate.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

“We are neither a protectorate nor a colony of any foreign nation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

In Africa, French and British troops invaded the German protectorate of Togoland, while German forces attacked the British colony of South Africa.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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