how to pronounce protectorate

/pɹəˈtɛk.təɹ.ət/

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protectorate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of protectorate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… stationed in the protectorate but in …”

meanings of protectorate

noun:

The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs but the protected state retains its nominal sovereignty.
Government by a protector; especially, the government of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Oliver Cromwell.
An autonomous territory that is protected diplomatically or militarily against third parties by a stronger state or entity.

protectorate frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word protectorate occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics protectorate can be related to

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