protectorate
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Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico "is neither nor will be a colony or protectorate of any foreign country," after Trump's post.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
The French-speaking part of the former German protectorate, carved up between France and Britain after World War I, gained independence in 1960, joined a year later by British Cameroon.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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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