associated state

Other forms: associated states

Definitions of associated state
  1. noun
    a state or territory partly controlled by (but not a possession of) a stronger state but autonomous in internal affairs; protectorates are established by treaty
    synonyms: protectorate
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    type of:
    district, dominion, territorial dominion, territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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