protectorate
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Germany claimed Nauru as a protectorate from the late 1880s until World War I, when the island was captured by Australian troops.
From Barron's • May 13, 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
“We are neither a protectorate nor a colony of any foreign nation.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
He was sent to an orphanage in Lebanon, then a French protectorate, where he discovered French language and culture.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
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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