protectorate

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The former British protectorate is heavily dependent on the country which completely surrounds it - South Africa.

From BBC

Last week, Denmark's Queen Margrethe II withdrew her protectorate of the award.

From Reuters

“She was still under the protectorate of female and Brown readers,” he said.

From Washington Post

"We intend to continue working with a goal to free sovereign and independent Bosnia and Herzegovina of the external protectorate's outdated regime," the statement said.

From Reuters

France controlled Morocco as a protectorate for more than four decades until the country’s independence in 1956.

From Washington Post