ASSOCIATED STATE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • protectorate (what does protectorate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) associated state is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • district (what does district mean?)
   • territory (what does territory mean?)
   • territorial dominion (what does territorial dominion mean?)
   • dominion (what does dominion mean?)