protectorate
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In 1941, Denmark’s ambassador to Washington, Henrik Kauffmann, signed an agreement behind his government’s back that allowed the U.S. to establish defense bases in Greenland, effectively turning the island into an American protectorate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 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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