protectorate

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But they are believed to have been intentionally introduced in East Africa around 1890s in a bid to tackle a mounting waste problem on the Zanzibar archipelago, then a British protectorate.

From BBC

He was sent to an orphanage in Lebanon, then a French protectorate, where he discovered French language and culture.

From Seattle Times

Somaliland, a former British protectorate which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has all the trappings of a country, including regular elections, a police force and its own currency.

From BBC

Somaliland, a former British protectorate, declared itself independent from Somalia in 1991 and has all the trappings of a country, including a working political system, regular elections, a police force and its own currency.

From BBC

For decades, colonial authorities of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco systematically seized this mail.

From BBC